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Trump's Wall Is Mathematically Unlikely

posted by Fnord666 on Sunday January 07 2018, @07:04AM   Printer-friendly
from the numbers-don't-lie dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

Fred Reed's mathematical analysis of Trump's Wall proves that Trump is insincere, proves that Trump is mathematically incompetent, and earns Fred Reed an honorary nerd card:

https://fredoneverything.org/the-wall-the-sound-and-the-fury-and-not-much-else/

More math!

~childo

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  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Sunday January 07 2018, @05:48PM

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Sunday January 07 2018, @05:48PM (#619216) Journal

    Cost is $135 billion, taxes paid are $19 billion, net loss is $116 billion.

    No, your numbers above indicate cost is around $45 billion ($24k cost per). The $116 billion would need to including the similar level of benefits, which are going to be more than just taxes paid.