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ProfessorGAC

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19. Excuse My Inconvenient Math But...

Reply to Ghost in the Machine (Original post)

Fri Dec 21, 2018, 09:47 AM

Dec 2018

... at this rate of gathering, it will take one full year to get to billion, using the wildly unlikely assumption that rate won't slow as the novelty wears off.
Then it's only 4% of what is needed
So to actually build the wall, they need constant rate collection for 25 years!
Seems a poor business plan

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Trump Wall Gofundme is at over $11 Million as of 8 am.... [View all] Ghost in the Machine Dec 2018 OP

Fools and their $$ warrior1 Dec 2018 #1

Yeah, its amazing that there are people this stupid. ooky Dec 2018 #8

This guy running it lunasun Dec 2018 #2

Almost at the billion dollar goal! In how many years? Croney Dec 2018 #3

He'll certainly try to appropriate it rusty fender Dec 2018 #32

Russia too, and Iliyah Dec 2018 #4

+1 2naSalit Dec 2018 #20

I bet it is being used to launder Rubles DBoon Dec 2018 #26

I predict this will end as well for the donors as Trump University did for its students. tanyev Dec 2018 #5

I seriously doubt those 183,160 are Americans or even real people Farmer-Rick Dec 2018 #6

Chickenfeed. Scarsdale Dec 2018 #7

There's a counter GOFUNDME for . . . peggysue2 Dec 2018 #9

I saw this yesterday. I think it is beyond awesome. dewsgirl Dec 2018 #11

A little over $60 on average....from 183,000+ Deplorables. NoMoreRepugs Dec 2018 #10

Simple math, I think PJMcK Dec 2018 #12

A real life lesson for them on why taxes are necessary to fund expenses for the nation. tanyev Dec 2018 #15

Don't you love the smell of a scam in the morning? Vinca Dec 2018 #13

A little over 1% funded! NT Adrahil Dec 2018 #14

Chuck Schumer gave $20 per the list of donors KewlKat Dec 2018 #16

some really high donations in there D_Master81 Dec 2018 #17

Good. Only 989 million to go. Dumbasses. apcalc Dec 2018 #18

None A HERETIC I AM Dec 2018 #29

Excuse My Inconvenient Math But... ProfessorGAC Dec 2018 #19

Up almost $300,000 in the last hour... n/t Ghost in the Machine Dec 2018 #21

Only $989,000,000.00 left to go! Shell_Seas Dec 2018 #22

I just see it as a stupid person tax. smirkymonkey Dec 2018 #23

Well, all they need to do is repeat that 99 more times. MineralMan Dec 2018 #24

I have seen estimates of 70 billion for the wall. panader0 Dec 2018 #25

Frankly I could care less. What I'm more concerned w/ is that rump is going to make a run... SWBTATTReg Dec 2018 #27

The Govt. can't use money raised like that for "specific" purposes. Cattledog Dec 2018 #28

Oh! rownesheck Dec 2018 #30

From the Hoarse Whisperer Gothmog Dec 2018 #31