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It is more than a bit odd that this guy thinks he can just privately build a wall across federal and private property which he doesn't own, and that he's getting people tossing money towards such a questionable endeavor.
originally posted by: TinySickTears
i dont want the wall at all but if it must be built i would like to see it done via private sector
originally posted by: TheRedneck
Was he saying HE was going to build the wall?
originally posted by: TinySickTears
i dont think it will work
walls also keep people in
the wall is not the only way
originally posted by: TheRedneck
a reply to: redmage
I was still wrestling with the simple question: even if the money is raised, can it be donated to a specific as-yet-unauthorized project, or would it have to go to the government in general and Congress not still have to allocate the money to said project? That would put us back to square one.
originally posted by: TinySickTears
well looks like a lot of you might be getting money back.
the gofundme failed. who would have thought?
hahahaahahaha
www.huffingtonpost.com...
GoFundMe may shell out more than $20 million to reimburse donors who contributed to an Iraq War veteran’s fundraiser to build a southern border wall.
That’s because its organizer, Brian Kolfage, has suddenly changed the direction of the money, planning now to send it to his self-created nonprofit rather than the federal government.
Last moneth when his GoFundMe page was started, Kolfage vowed that “100% of your donations will go to the Trump Wall.”
a lot of us told you all that was a lie but you couldnt see past it
“The federal government won’t be able to accept our donations anytime soon,” the update read.
this dude sets up a gofund me based on a lie. the gofundme was setup based on trumps lie.
no wonder it failed
As a replacement, the Florida vet has decided to send the donations to “We Build the Wall, Inc.,” the nonprofit he’s formed along with his board of advisers.
“Our highly experienced team is highly confident that we can complete significant segments of the wall in less time, and for far less money, than the federal government, while meeting or exceeding all required regulatory, engineering, and environmental specifications,” Kolfage wrote on his fundraising page
guess he has the best people.
gonna do it so cheap and so fast!!!
so to those that donated.
are you going to get your money back or are you going to allow your money to be sent to this dudes non profit?
remember you have to opt in if you want the money to go to the non profit. if not it comes back to you.
be a patriot. opt in
original thread about the gofundme
www.abovetopsecret.com...
originally posted by: redmage
originally posted by: TheRedneck
Was he saying HE was going to build the wall?
That's what this thread is about, and why you now have to opt-in to not receive an automatic refund. He can't legally direct the funds towards the official "Trump wall" like he initially promised, so he's now attempting to build one privately.
You had it right, but now he's changed it and is going to attempt to build a wall privately across federal and private property.
originally posted by: Xtrozero
So did the GoFunMe guy lie or was he miss informed, once again the meme of "lie" is used in everything these days.
originally posted by: Subaeruginosa
originally posted by: jacobe001
We should check the guys net worth in a couple years.
He will be a millionaire that stumbled across a brilliant idea that made him rich.
To be honest, more power to him... I hope he gets to keep every cent.
No one ever went broke playing on the ignorance of rwnj's.
originally posted by: Byrd
originally posted by: redmage
originally posted by: TheRedneck
Was he saying HE was going to build the wall?
That's what this thread is about, and why you now have to opt-in to not receive an automatic refund. He can't legally direct the funds towards the official "Trump wall" like he initially promised, so he's now attempting to build one privately.
You had it right, but now he's changed it and is going to attempt to build a wall privately across federal and private property.
Oh, that's hilarious.
I think he has no idea how expensive it could become with purchasing the easements and getting studies done and so forth.
originally posted by: TinySickTears
this is about all those donations not going directly to the gov for the wall like many of us who did not donate said in the beginning.
originally posted by: Byrd
originally posted by: redmage
originally posted by: TheRedneck
Was he saying HE was going to build the wall?
That's what this thread is about, and why you now have to opt-in to not receive an automatic refund. He can't legally direct the funds towards the official "Trump wall" like he initially promised, so he's now attempting to build one privately.
You had it right, but now he's changed it and is going to attempt to build a wall privately across federal and private property.
Oh, that's hilarious.
I think he has no idea how expensive it could become with purchasing the easements and getting studies done and so forth.