How many times, will we have to, endure, this constant, political rhetoric, which equates, border security, with using billions, of dollars, to build, a wall, along our Southern border? Perhaps because, as a candidate, Donald Trump, consistently called for a wall, his core supporters, and he, feel it's essential, even though, the vast majority of experts, state, it is an ineffective, overly expensive way, of proceeding? Or, is this merely, another example (albeit, an extreme one), of appealing to one's base, in order to serve a personal / political agenda, and / or, self – interest? Since no one, can truly, read someone else's mind, we can't be certain, but, we certainly realize, a shutdown is extremely costly, in many ways, to the government, the overall economy, and many innocent individuals, who are impacted, by it! The President's supporters, and President Trump, proclaim, he is fulfilling a campaign promise, but, … Read More

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