(January 23, 2019 at 6:34 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote:(January 23, 2019 at 5:55 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote: The death toll would be no more than 3 billion*.
Honest!
*Initially.
So long as the 3 billion consist of killing all the republicans over and over again, it can be three trillion for I care.
(January 23, 2019 at 5:33 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: As I understand it, Trump wants $5.7 billion to fund part of his Wall. The Democrats, however, are insisting that the Government must be re-opened, and border security negotiated at a later time.
At this point, Trump has to realize - on some level - that the Wall is primarily a vanity project, more of a monument to himself than a legitimate means of addressing border issues.
Here's the plan: The Democrats still don't fund the Wall, but agree to use the $5.7 billion for other security measures. To get Trump to go along, they allocate another $5.7 billion to build a gigantic, gold-plated statue of Trump in the middle of New York City. They promise to make it at least 20% taller than any statue in existence, and guarantee 100% of the concession proceeds to Trump personally.
Presented with this offer (given Trump's greed and narcissism), he'll forget all about the stupid fucking Wall and re-open the government in half a minute.
Boru
How about the Democrats offer to build wall of platinum completely around trump, making it as tall as would be required to cost $5 billion using pentagon style procurement efficiency?
Nah, it's got to be something he'll accept. There's no self-aggrandizement to be had if he's walled off.
Boru
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