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Old 02-12-2017, 06:41 AM  
Paul Markham
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Originally Posted by Barry-xlovecam View Post
Look at the bright side 50% of that money MUST be spent buying US made military hardware -- foreign aide trickle down economics. So, 25%? of that money is returned in US workers wages.

Build that fucking wall and the general contract administrator (Bechtel?) will earn $2 Billion off the top and cement plants will make fortunes. Money to be made on Wall Street of course Maybe, 25% of the money spent will amount to US make work construction jobs.

So what the FUCK is the real difference?

Utility of the end product.
Israel is a weapons and military research asset for the USA -- that is what we get back.
DARPA's FY2016 enacted budget is $2.87 billion. The President's FY2017 budget request for DARPA is $2.97 billion.



Get a Fuckin' Life ...
If you think workers earn 50% or even 25% of the cost of equipment. You're too dumb to run a company.
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