President Trump is a busy man. While vulturous media opportunists on the left spew outrageous propaganda at America’s hoard of primal screaming “never-wrongs” who can’t even fathom why they lost the election, Trump has moved with lightning speed to shock n’ awe the world with massive progress on a ton of campaign promises.
Let’s review; since Friday the President has begun dismantling Obamacare, nix’d the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) and announced changes to NAFTA, frozen Federal hiring (with the exception of national security), revived the job-creating Keystone XL pipeline (much safer than Buffet’s rails), re-authorized the Dakota Access Pipeline project, cut US taxpayer funding to abortion-friendly foreign NGO’s, begun the process to de-fund the UN, restricted immigration and travel from 7 terrorist-harboring countries, and secured commitments from companies around the world to create or save tens of thousands of US jobs. What am I forgetting?
Oh right – the wall!
Per the Daily News:
In an interview with ABC News, Trump said construction on the wall would start within months, and that Mexico would reimburse the U.S. “100%” of the costs.
While current Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has responded in an adult manner, refusing to pay and demanding respect – former President Vicente Fox is a bit riled up…
Sean Spicer, I've said this to @realDonaldTrump and now I'll tell you: Mexico is not going to pay for that fucking wall. #FuckingWall
— Vicente Fox Quesada (@VicenteFoxQue) January 25, 2017
Fox first dropped this particular F-bomb in February of 2016 on live TV with Maria Bartiromo:
Fox’s Twitter feed is full of anti-Trump tirades using colorful language. It reads like a drunk Mexican Chelsea Handler took over the account. The man is obsessed with Donald Trump – maybe even more so than Megyn Kelly!
#trump grow up,behave like a president.Stop lying and cheating American https://t.co/ODERldPWI8 know you lost popular vote.
— Vicente Fox Quesada (@VicenteFoxQue) January 25, 2017
Today over 500K women united in a single heartbeat. Yesterday, you couldn't even summon half of it. This was clear all over the world.
— Vicente Fox Quesada (@VicenteFoxQue) January 21, 2017
Trump, not a country no leader will respect you because you don't even take yourself seriously.
— Vicente Fox Quesada (@VicenteFoxQue) January 11, 2017
Today we turn into an era of uncertainty. If Donald the Unready doesn't learn to behave, the rest of the world needs to come together.
— Vicente Fox Quesada (@VicenteFoxQue) January 20, 2017
Sorry Vicente, that’s not how it’s gonna work…
Mexican Prez says Mexico won't pay for wall – altho tariffs, border taxes, other methods wld mean Mexicans pay, be beyond his control https://t.co/7ap0BcVY6P
— Erin Burnett (@ErinBurnett) January 26, 2017
“Other means” includes using the sweeping powers granted in Patriot Act to prevent any alien from wiring money outside of the United States unless they prove they’re legally on US soil.
Not only that, Paul Ryan says Congress will front the money for the wall, estimated between $8 and $14 Billion dollars:
Ryan says U.S. House will put up funds to build Mexico border wall: MSNBC interview https://t.co/qjRQ4QsLre pic.twitter.com/VrsE0d9Woy
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) January 26, 2017
The wall is going up, and there’s nothing Vicente Fox can do about it no matter how obsessed he is with Donald Trump.
If Mexici doesnt want it is certainly good for the us. We didn’t want all their damn drugs or crime. Flip them.
A+ article
Trump said the Government of Mexico will pay for the wall. That was a lie. Now the money will be collected through other means.
Any government attempt to keep Mexicans from sending money back home will be worked around by enterprising Americans or Mexican citizens. Pepe gives 500 cash to Joe America and sends 450 to Juarez. . Don’t be stupid. Live in the real world.
Traderconfessions,
How is collecting the money through tarrifs on goods from Mexico and having Mexico write a check for the whole amount any different. (and I don’t want to hear shit about time value of money)
You think that a Mexican sending cash back to support his family will take a 10% cut on the earnings? When the alternative might be a significantly lower fee?
If I am not mistaken, international wire transfers are tracked and regulated by the federal government (or a regulating agency within). Having the ability to track these transfers and levy a small percentage on each transfer for infrastructure (sort of like the 911 fee for airline transport) is not a mind mindbogglingly impossible thought.
Keep an open mind, and have some faith that the American people won’t foot the bill. Remember, we have ALL OF THE LEVERAGE. That puts The Donald, into a great starting place for negotiations, and he is the master.
Tariffs would be paid by companies, including many that are not Mexican-owned. Trump said the Mexican Government would pay, not privately-owned businesses. Just the facts..
Certainly the gov’t can charge a fee for transactions to Mexico, but that wouldn’t stop the transfer of money and would impact Americans sending for whatever reason too. Again, that’s not Mexico paying for the wall.
Tough guy Trump is back-pedaling and will fall on his ass. Just hire more agents with better equipment and avoid the faux tough-guy bullshit. Do we really need a confrontation with Mexico on this? Save the threats for North Korea.
It seems, few understand markets. The consumer always pays for everything. The government does not have any money. All the money they get, comes from the dumbass cheering boobus americanos consumer.
This is the mob employment act. Smuggling margins just increased by 20%.
We can buy from Hondoras – oh, their prices just went up – only 19.5% – gougers – lets slap 20% on them too.
Consumer prices for any goods from there just went up 20%.
Next will be price controls a la Venezuela.
Newsflash! Unlimited money can be sent to Mexico instantly. There’s this new invention (from 2009)
bitcoin. It can be stopped though. Just shut down the internet.
Apparently Fox wants to be President of Mexico again and Trump is both his foil and his role model.