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2016-02-26 Caribbean-Latin America

Former Mexican president: 'I'm not going to pay for that 'expletive' wall'

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Posted by Besoeker 2016-02-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Mexico can be made to pay via a special "Vicente's wall building" tax levied at source against beneficiaries of all cash remittances from USA to Mexico - whether it is immigrants trying to remit money back to Mexico, or US companies seeking to pay for goods imported from Mexico.

Posted by Lone Ranger 2016-02-26 00:39|| 2016-02-26 00:39|| Front Page Top

#2 Kinda strange that he doesn't like this wall. He must have something invested in it not being there.

Posted by gorb 2016-02-26 01:12|| 2016-02-26 01:12|| Front Page Top

#3 Wonder if his homes and estates have walls?

Given that kidnapping and ransom are conducted at a business level in Mexico, I'd bet on 'yes'.

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-02-26 08:14|| 2016-02-26 08:14|| Front Page Top

#4 Foxy is using the same language that he typically uses around his Cartel amigos.

Posted by regular joe 2016-02-26 09:20|| 2016-02-26 09:20|| Front Page Top

#5 It won't be built. I'd like to say that means nobody will pay for it, but I'm pretty sure the US taxpayer will.

Posted by Glenmore 2016-02-26 09:44|| 2016-02-26 09:44|| Front Page Top

#6 Takes me back to the Mariel Boatlift. Castro got rid of a lot of 'undesirables' back then.

Mehican government playing the same game with their open-border needs? The 'greedy' ones move north and don't disturb the status-quo of the other peons in DF or Jalisco.

Perhaps too, if there was a wall, the dirty-dollars wouldn't 'flow south' to a select few quite as easily?

Posted by Mullah Richard 2016-02-26 09:54|| 2016-02-26 09:54|| Front Page Top

#7 Former Mexican president: 'I'm not going to pay for that 'expletive' wall'

Trump's Response:

"The wall just got 10 feet taller."

Posted by Phavising Ebbeanter3226 2016-02-26 12:17|| 2016-02-26 12:17|| Front Page Top

#8 Politicians never do.

Posted by swksvolFF 2016-02-26 13:09|| 2016-02-26 13:09|| Front Page Top

#9 I've said for decades that a wall will force political reform on Mexico. The Oligarchs don't want that so naturally they wouldn't be happy.

Posted by rjschwarz 2016-02-26 14:22|| 2016-02-26 14:22|| Front Page Top

#10 Political reform or true revolution...

Posted by rjschwarz 2016-02-26 14:22|| 2016-02-26 14:22|| Front Page Top

#11 So how does Mexico pay for it? (1) Just charge every person entering the USA twenty dollars a day entry fee. If you have ever seen the entry lines at the various crossings you know that Donald can collect a lot of money. And suppose Mexico counters? So what? (2) Charge a 5% fee on the total that Mexican citizens workking in the USA remit to Mexico. That should equal about $500 million annually. And if a Mexican is found sending money illegally, sequester the whole amount.

Posted by Bugs Unaviper5548 2016-02-26 15:36|| 2016-02-26 15:36|| Front Page Top

#12 "Expletive" walls don't weather well considering their assumed construction materials.

Mr. Trump will use concrete and steel.

Posted by Blossom Unains5562 2016-02-26 21:39|| 2016-02-26 21:39|| Front Page Top

#13 SW USA = Tex-Mex borders, etc. or the one separating OWN NAU Member-State Mexico from the Lower Americas + future OWG SOUTH AMERICAN UNION???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2016-02-26 22:37|| 2016-02-26 22:37|| Front Page Top

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