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$2.5 billion, $5 Billion, $15 billion or $25 billion...The press, because Pence and others uttered such notions, have reported that the amount of money appropriated for a wall be a point of negotiation in the talks to abate Trump's shutdown of portions of the federal government. That the sum of money be a negotiation point is among the most dimwitted propositions I've heard in recent weeks. The Dems' stance on the idea of building a wall on the southern border is "no new wall/fencing on the southern border," not "X dollars for new southern border walling/fencing is too much money."
Given the nature of Dems' position, all sums of money are "too much," and it's thus absurd to even haggle over the amount of money that be or be not appropriated to that end.
Son: "Dad, can I have $2000 to go to NY for the weekend?"
Dad: "I'm not permitting you to go to NY for the weekend, so no."
Son: "Well, how about $1000?"
Dad: "What part of 'you're not going to NY for the weekend' confuses you? It's not about the money. It's that you're not going to NY for the weekend.
Dad: "I'm not permitting you to go to NY for the weekend, so no."
Son: "Well, how about $1000?"
Dad: "What part of 'you're not going to NY for the weekend' confuses you? It's not about the money. It's that you're not going to NY for the weekend.
Given the nature of Dems' position, all sums of money are "too much," and it's thus absurd to even haggle over the amount of money that be or be not appropriated to that end.