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The Trump ‘Border Wall’ shutdown is costing $1 Billion a week…..

January 10, 2019 By jamesb

THAT figure is from Donald Trump's own people..... All this about saving face to the rightwingnuts.... As federal workers face the prospect of missed paychecks during the partial government shutdown, their financial reality is rippling into the broader economy. The … [Read more...] about The Trump ‘Border Wall’ shutdown is costing $1 Billion a week…..

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics, the Economy Tagged With: Council of Economic Advisers, Donald Trump, Donald Trump 2020?, Federal Contractors, government shutdown, Government Shutdown 2019, JPMorgan, Obama Administration, Politics, Public Citizen, S&P, Trump Border Wall

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