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@TDAlabamaMag He seems like a talented and mature young man. I can only imagine how pressurized the recruiting process is. I sure hope he decides to go to Bama!
@simongerman600 Let's not forget our friends in China. Can't have a consumption-lead economy with the fastest aging population ever recorded. (Btw: Mexico must have no teenagers now!)
@martinschulthes@marktonino@michaelxpettis@SCMPNews Likewise, if I understand correctly, that bailout w/ haircut carries large political costs too. China will be radioactive to investors, yes, but will the central govt pick bail out everyone or pick favorites? If China can't spark consumption due to high debt, will stability last?
@GarrenShipley Maybe they'll take over for CBP since 90% of fentanyl comes through regular checkpoints, not open desert? Are they trained like CBP? No? So what will they do? This is absurd and won't save anyone.
@GarrenShipley 100 Virginia Guardsmen. Assume 10 have to do admin support. 3 shifts in that dangerous heat means 30 on duty at any one time. Call it 45 because they're tough. Texas border with Mexico is 1254 miles. 1 Virginian every 28 miles or will that platoon's frontage of 200m save the day?
@cToddGilbert Sigh, no. Border security is vital but having a bunch of our guardsmen standing around the desert for a few weeks won't move the needle for stopping crossings or drug smuggling. It'll just waste time and give Glenn a "security" talking point so he can sit at the big table.
@VA_GOP The drugs come through checkpoints so these Virginia guardsmen are going to do....what exactly? What is the GOP doing to prevent deaths of despair? Treat many drug offenses as medical issues? Reduce lethal means access? Fund counseling? Or just tax rebates for billionaires?
@zackroday This post is completely policy illiterate. 90%+ of fentanyl is brought through checkpoints, not over an open stretch of border. Our National Guard is being used for nothing more than a photo op.
@cToddGilbert The roots are in our society's demand for these drugs. The cartels use US citizens to smuggle fentanyl through check points. This policy is beyond useless. What a waste.
@VA_GOP@ssurovell 90+% of fentanyl comes through regular checkpoints. You can fit $500,000 of it in a backpack. How will Glenn's lame stunt affect that? What a waste of time and resources.