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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLong-term maintenance for Trump's border wall could cost billions
The $18 billion steel barrier President Trump is building along the Mexico border is one of the largest federal infrastructure projects in U.S. history. It is not a wall but a "wall system," U.S. officials say, with roads, lighting, sensors and advanced technology.
And as soon as it is in place, an array of forces, natural and man-made, will begin working to wear it down.
The long-term costs of maintaining hundreds of miles of additional barriers is largely unknown, and experts say it could put taxpayers on the hook for billions of dollars. The Trump administration has not said what the government expects to spend in coming decades on upkeep and repairs for the structure which crosses remote deserts and Texas riverbanks where extreme weather is common and powerful smuggling organizations are relentless or for its roadways and technology.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/long-term-maintenance-for-trumps-border-wall-could-cost-billions-but-government-isnt-saying/ar-BBZGql3?ocid=spartandhp
wishstar
(5,271 posts)Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)I guess as long as it is not going for anything like food for hungry folks, affordable housing, oh, and a whole bunch of things that help citizens, then it is great to spend billions on a worthless fence totem for fearful people to hide from ghosts behind.
Spend away! It is fully approved as being safe from benefits by the Drumpf Division of Republicon Inc.
Please report any potential benefits from this barrier to your local benefit prevention office.
crickets
(25,983 posts)exboyfil
(17,865 posts)50 of those Lowe's $100 saws all along strategic portions of the fence cut a man sized hole in the fence.