Economy Texas defunds state border wall program after $3B in taxpayer money wasted.

[Crazy Source]

After $3B in taxpayer money wasted and only 8% of the wall built the Texas legislature quietly defunded the project. What went wrong here? Even in Trump's first term, when building a border wall was a top priority, the federal gov't only completed 21 miles of wall in Texas. Seems like either incompetence or leaders realizing what a waste of money it is.

With only 8% built, Texas quietly defunds state border wall program - The Texas Tribune

Texas officials suggested the federal government could pick up construction. However, during President Trump’s first term, his administration built about one-third of what the state was able to put up in the same amount of time.

www.texastribune.org

 

[Seano]

Probably a mistake. I guess its not so necessary now as we're actually enforcing immigration laws, but they'll regret it when the next democratic admin opens the flood gates, which they will.

 

[Kung Fu Kowboy]

$3 Billion?

 

[Crazy Source]

$3 Billion?

In all seriousness, this seems like a poorly thought-out program that was done more for optics than actual substance.

 

[I Am Legion]

In all seriousness, this seems like a poorly thought-out program that was done more for optics than actual substance.

It could have had substance but was fought every step of the way. You need to be fair here. Then Biden started selling off the materials for peanuts, which I am sure people got rich off of.

 

[Crazy Source]

It could have had substance but was fought every step of the way. You need to be fair here. Then Biden started selling off the materials for peanuts, which I am sure people got rich off of.

This was a state funded program within the state of Texas. Who was fighting them?

 

[44nutman]

Is this the fund Gin Blossoms Steve Bannon stole from or is that another wall building scam.

I wonder how much the builder of the wall has donated politically. Usually when something goes this bad, there is a group of elected officials who got a taste of the wasted tax dollars.

 

[nostradumbass]

Your article says they are using the money for DPS and national guard for apprehensions, and the federal government will pick up wall construction. The 21 miles the federal government built in Trump's first term was just in Texas, they built 452 miles of border wall in the other border states.

 

[ricc505]

After $3B in taxpayer money wasted and only 8% of the wall built the Texas legislature quietly defunded the project. What went wrong here? Even in Trump's first term, when building a border wall was a top priority, the federal gov't only completed 21 miles of wall in Texas. Seems like either incompetence or leaders realizing what a waste of money it is.

With only 8% built, Texas quietly defunds state border wall program - The Texas Tribune

Texas officials suggested the federal government could pick up construction. However, during President Trump’s first term, his administration built about one-third of what the state was able to put up in the same amount of time.

www.texastribune.org

What are you after here? sounds like a Texas problem to me. You live in Texas?

 

[Crazy Source]

What are you after here? sounds like a Texas problem to me. You live in Texas?

It's a program in Texas that on its face looks like a huge waste of taxpayer money. This is the WR. We talk politics here. Now either contribute to the convo or fuck off. I am personally hoping for door #2.

 

[Crazy Source]

Your article says they are using the money for DPS and national guard for apprehensions, and the federal government will pick up wall construction. The 21 miles the federal government built in Trump's first term was just in Texas, they built 452 miles of border wall in the other border states.

So they've wasted $3B of state taxpayer money on 8% of the goal, of which is subpar, and now they want to waste Federal taxpayer money and this is your response? Name checks out.

 

[nostradumbass]

So they've wasted $3B of state taxpayer money on 8% of the goal, of which is subpar, and now they want to waste Federal taxpayer money and this is your response? Name checks out.

Are you retarded? It's 8% of the total border, not 8% of expected progress. What kind of total idiot thought an 800 mile, 30 foot border wall was some shit you go pick up at the store and install in a couple months?

Wasting money would be California's "high speed rail" that has been going on for over a decade with like $40 billion spent with only 20 miles of track built and you can't even put a train on that. Having 85 miles of your border with new wall and having the federal government build the rest is not wasting money, and just lol at you or any other lefty pretending to give a flying fuck about government spending efficiency.

 

[Crazy Source]

Are you retarded? It's 8% of the total border, not 8% of expected progress. What kind of total idiot thought an 800 mile, 30 foot border wall was some shit you go pick up at the store and install in a couple months?

Wasting money would be California's "high speed rail" that has been going on for over a decade with like $40 billion spent with only 20 miles of track built and you can't even put a train on that. Having 85 miles of your border with new wall and having the federal government build the rest is not wasting money, and just lol at you or any other lefty pretending to give a flying fuck about government spending efficiency.

So why did they defund it?

 

[Osculater]

$3 Billion?

Worth every penny!

 

[Stoic1]

Personally, I hope the money goes to more border patrol agents with horses and whips. Those pictures are so much better than a bland wall

 

[Pittie Petey]

$3 Billion?

How will my people ever scale this insurmountable barrier to freedom now, Kow!?!?

 

[Kung Fu Kowboy]

How will my people ever scale this insurmountable barrier to freedom now, Kow!?!?

@lsa has been living in Texas for months

 

[nostradumbass]

So why did they defund it?

It literally says in the article YOU posted, and I've told you in both my posts, that it is no longer state funding because it's no longer democrats for mass illegal migration in charge, so the federal government is funding the rest after the state completes the rest of what's being constructed

 

[lsa]

@lsa has been living in Texas for months

build a wall around Texas

 

[Crazy Source]

It literally says in the article YOU posted, and I've told you in both my posts, that it is no longer state funding because it's no longer democrats for mass illegal migration in charge, so the federal government is funding the rest after the state completes the rest of what's being constructed

GTFO. They quietly defunded it because they realized it was a waste of money. 4 years ago Abbott declared that Texas would be the first state to build its own border wall. What happened? They abandoned ship, and no amount mental gymnastics is going to change that. It's real fucking rich that they will now try to hit up the Feds for more funds. This was a failure. Plain and simple. And now the side that has been droning on and on about waste and fraud is running interference.