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In reply to the discussion: How does it cost $450 millon to set up a [View all]Biophilic
(6,352 posts)3. Ya think?
But remember because the place is so uninhabitable everything has to be brought in including water (probably) and all waste including human has to be trucked out. It is a money pit. The businesses supporting this monstrosity are going to make out like bandits.
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The Nazis had to pay IBM for the punchcard system and Bayer for the cyanide gas
Evolve Dammit
Jul 2025
#17
$300 million in my pocket, and I'll give you $100 million. The rest you can sprinkle to friends as hush payments.
TheBlackAdder
Jul 2025
#8
The $450,000,000 is not the cost to build it, it's the annual cost to operate it.
Wiz Imp
Jul 2025
#32
Yes. Or toxic coal ash waste being released into waterways. They simply don't fucking care. At all.
Evolve Dammit
Jul 2025
#47
This entire regime is nothing but the largest, hughest, greatest, most beautiful smash and grab ever.
flashman13
Jul 2025
#28
I saw something on Tik Tok where they mentioned that it took eight days and they did this and that.
OldBaldy1701E
Jul 2025
#29
because it's a grift/money laundry operation disguised as something truly fucking horrible. nt
Javaman
Jul 2025
#36
When another Irma comes through, well, I don't think evacuation of detainee's will be a priority n/t
Cheezoholic
Jul 2025
#38
Still vile and a waste, but $450 M is annual operating cost. Depending on how many poor souls end up there,
Silent Type
Jul 2025
#40
Are they going to sell tickets to the MAGAs so they can taunt the caged people?
Ping Tung
Jul 2025
#48