{"id":1434,"date":"2018-12-28T10:23:09","date_gmt":"2018-12-28T15:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dahlman.online\/?p=1434"},"modified":"2018-12-28T10:23:15","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T15:23:15","slug":"raising-the-stakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dahlman.online\/index.php\/2018\/12\/28\/raising-the-stakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Raising the Stakes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Raising the Stakes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Trump is a man of his word; sort of.\u00a0\u00a0Two weeks ago, he told incoming Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer that he would shut down the government if he didn\u2019t get $5 Billion for his border wall.\u00a0\u00a0Then, he made a deal to keep the government open and argue the issue later, a deal Vice President Pence delivered to the US Senate.\u00a0\u00a0That was the Continuing Resolution the Senate unanimously voted for; but then the President changed his 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reduced amounts.&nbsp;&nbsp;That is of little help to those who are left with empty bank accounts.&nbsp;&nbsp;The national impact is even greater: the 2013 shut down took $24 Billion out of the US economy, effecting us all.&nbsp;&nbsp;That was thirteen days:&nbsp;&nbsp;we already on the sixth day now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today President Trump raised the stakes even higher.&nbsp;&nbsp;The President has threatened to close the entire Southern Border unless he gets his $5 Billion.&nbsp;Trade across the Southern Border is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.as-coa.org\/articles\/get-facts-five-reasons-why-us-mexico-border-critical-economy\">$1 BILLION A DAY<\/a>:&nbsp;&nbsp;the President is willing to shut this down not because of a particular security threat, but in anticipation of passing legislation that will fund what he wants, eventually.&nbsp;&nbsp;The border wouldn\u2019t remain shut until the \u201cwall\u201d is built, only until the President gets his 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