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dumbcat

(2,120 posts)
Mon Dec 20, 2021, 10:28 AM Dec 2021

How do you feel about those piles of border wall steel in Texas?

All those hundreds of piles of steel for the border wall that have been abandoned and lying rusting in Texas? Hundreds of millions of dollars worth, so I'm told. Texas wants it to continue building the wall in certain areas (at their expense?) I dunno. I suppose most of us don't support any more federal $$$$ going into TFG's wall, but the Repubs are bound to make a big deal out of it in the upcoming mid-terms campaigns. I can see TV commercial after TV commercial showing those rusting piles of steel and bad-mouthing the Dem administration for "wasting" taxpayer dollars. Lots of them. And I'm afraid they will get a lot of traction.

What to do about those piles of steel?

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lark

(23,123 posts)
1. Store them in enclosed places where they don't rust and use them - if possible.
Mon Dec 20, 2021, 10:37 AM
Dec 2021

If the Russian steel is bad, advertise the fuck out of it - drumpf bought defective steel at outrageous prices from person who helped put him in office in 2016 = Deripaska. If it's good enough - use it.

asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)
3. Use those piles of steel and start building a border wall ALL around Texass..
Mon Dec 20, 2021, 10:57 AM
Dec 2021

I will even volunteer my time and energy to help...what the hell does Texass contribute to the well being of the US anyway..Cruz, nope, dope!!

Totally Tunsie

(10,885 posts)
11. We Dems need to make a "big deal" out of the waste first.
Mon Dec 20, 2021, 02:39 PM
Dec 2021
"I can see TV commercial after TV commercial showing those rusting piles of steel and bad-mouthing the Dem administration for "wasting" taxpayer dollars."


Run the ads first, showing what a complete waste of taxpayers' $$$ the idea was in the first place. Lay the waste at chump's doorstep, and leave the blame there.
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