
How are we Paying for the Wall
Mr. President?
What would you do if you were the president? This is your chance.
Sit in the oval office and decide how to pay for you main campaign promise: a Wall in the border.
Make your choices and discover the unintended consequences of balancing the budget of a Nation.
Sources and further readings
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Official Position: https://www.donaldjtrump.com/positions/pay-for-the-wall
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Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-mexico-border-wall-nonsense_us_57068ce6e4b0b90ac2717768
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The Atlantic: http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/04/trump-wall-mexico-foreign-policy/475581/
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Citylab: http://www.citylab.com/work/2016/03/lets-say-trump-wins-would-anyone-design-his-border-wall/472065/
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Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2016/02/11/trumps-dubious-claim-that-his-border-wall-would-cost-8-billion/
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CNBC: http://www.cnbc.com/2015/10/09/this-is-what-trumps-border-wall-could-cost-us.html
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Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/03/25/donald-trumps-trade-war-could-kill-millions-of-u-s-jobs/
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CBSNews: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-explains-how-he-would-force-mexico-to-pay-for-border-wall/
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CBF Budget calculator: http://crfb.org/stabilizethedebt/
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NYTimes calculator: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/11/13/weekinreview/deficits-graphic.html?_r=1&
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Federal Budget Challenge: http://www.federalbudgetchallenge.org/pages/overview
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Congressional budget office: https://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/114th-congress-2015-2016/reports/51625-EconomicAPB_OneCol.pdf
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Thisrdway: http://www.thirdway.org/memo/50-ways-trump-is-wrong-on-trade
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Factcheck: www.factcheck.org/person/donald-trump/
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WSJ: www.wsj.com/articles/how-trumps-hard-line-on-trade-could-backfire-1458848243
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WSJ: http://www.wsj.com/articles/if-trump-launched-a-trade-war-on-asia-1459270919
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WSJ: http://www.wsj.com/articles/can-trump-start-a-trade-war-1457478717
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Barrons: http://blogs.barrons.com/emergingmarketsdaily/2016/06/29/should-trump-shrug-off-13-mil-nafta-jobs/
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Tucson Sentinel: http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062716_mexico_trade/mexicos-top-diplomat-talks-trumps-wall-brexit-az-trade-relations/
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WSJ: http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-says-he-might-block-money-transfers-to-mexico-1459892237
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Photo Sources
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Border Wall: (CC BY Wonderlane, Flickr)
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Soldiers:
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The U.S. Army Sgt. Brett Miller/Photographer/Sgt. Brett Miller, 116th Public Affairs Detachment
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F-35: Wikipedia Commons Public domain photograph from defenseimagery.mil.
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Agriculture meeting: http://www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov/8636729737/sizes/o/in/photostream/
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School: Wikimedia Commons, Christine Cabalo
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Surgeons: Photo by Justin Kelley/MU Health Care.
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School: Wikimedia Commons/Michael Anderson (Photographer)
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Chinese Warship: Wikimedia Commons/Eric Murata
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Doctor: Wikimedia Commons/National Cancer Institute
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Peña Nieto: Presidencia de México
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Factory: Wikimedia Commons/Mixabest
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Money: http://maxpixel.freegreatpicture.com/Currency-Dollars-Benjamin-Franklin-Money-95793
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White House: Wikimedia Commons/Mark Skrobola (MCS@flickr)
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Oval Office: The White House
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Nasa: NASA
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Minnesota sign: Dinkytown
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Trump protest: i threw a guitar at him.
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ESA: European Space Agency