$6.5B to maintain border wall for 20 yrs, plus $2.4 spent now, & NO data on effectiveness

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http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jVdixxxUKMR4V7LXmPSdHppIur5QD9AP3ICG3

Gov't: Border fence to cost $6.5B over 20 years

By EILEEN SULLIVAN (AP) – 4 hours ago

WASHINGTON — Government investigators say it will cost taxpayers $6.5 billion over the next 20 years to maintain the southwest border fence.

And the Government Accountability Office says that as the Obama administration begins to understand the long-term costs of the border fence, it doesn't have a way to evaluate whether this investment has helped control the flow of undocumented immigrants into the country.

The $6.5 billion price tag is in addition to the $2.4 billion that's already been spent to build fence segments along the U.S.-Mexico border. The fence is a Bush administration initiative that has faced several delays and cost increases. The GAO says the technology portion of the government's plan to secure the border continues to be delayed.

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1. $6.5 billion that could go to many other needs

[kilo729]

2. A fraction...

Of the cost for the Bailout or the current health care plan from Mr. Baucus...

[shraby]

3. THERE is some money for the single payer health care

if I ever saw some!! Better to maintain people's health then maintain a wall.