Wall Math

It's been reported recently that the wall on the U. S. / Mexico border, for which Donald Trump so yearns, will cost about $20 million (that's $20,000,000.00) per mile.  The figure can be broken down further.

Cost of Border Wall per Unit of Distance
One Kilometer	$12,000,000.00 ($12 million)
One Yard	$11,364.00 ($11K and change)
One Foot	$3788.00 (nearly $3.8K)

Even the smallest of these costs would pay for about one year at a "community" or "junior" college.  That same amount would cover about 1.5%, of healthcare costs for a couple during their retirement (projected at 20 years).

Under Article 1 Section 7 of our Constitution, the Democrats who will control the House of Representatives after  01/03/2019 must be the point of origin for all revenue-raising  Similarly, the House controls spending , and is required to publish a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money ...

Join me in forwarding the table above to your Congressperson, and in asking him or her to ensure that the monies cited are spent for something more beneficial than a pagala wall.