Trump is going to have to abuse the emergency powers to build the wall and take the heat for crying wolf and doing that.
I am not so opposed to using some already appropriated military spending money for border security. That won't raise the debt. So he is going to have to figure out which existing government contractor to screw out of a deal so he can divert the money to the wall. But then there will be construction companies who will gladly get those new contracts for wall construction. It should be a 1:1 net zero for job loss.
The shut down is hurting America, some more than others, but it hurts us all as we are all Americans.
For every cloud there is a silver lining. The longer Trump waits, the more people realize all that government does for America. At the beginning of the shut down, many Trump supporters were thinking it is good to reduce government and who needs all that stuff that got stopped. The longer the shut down goes on, the more we are learning about how government serves the people and supports the economy. This could be highly educational for government haters who have not been fully appreciating our government.
The longer Trump waits, the more this is going to go against him. I would not be surprised if he makes his move tomorrow. But of course, I would not be surprised if it takes longer for it to sink in that it is not working to his favor.
And we will also see that even if he builds the wall it will not end or reduce the drug problem or crime.
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