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3 economists ran the numbers on Trump's border wall. They found it's a bad investment.
David Fahrenthold Retweeted3 economists ran the numbers on Trump's border wall.
They found it's a bad investment.
-It reduces GDP
-It has only a tiny impact on stemming illegal immigration
-It costs more $$ to build than workers get back in the form of higher pay
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/01/08/three-economists-ran-numbers-trumps-border-wall-they-find-its-bad-investment/ … #wall
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so ...it's basically just like every other Trump business venture.
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