Maybe a ‘GoFundMe’ for a border wall?
Sounds good to me.
1) The GoFundMe accounting software needs to be be able to accommodate enough zeros. :)
2) President Trump needs to like the idea and agree. I think he would.
3) What is the policy on the receipt of donations? On donations to a specific government program? A specific line item account needs to be set up in the right department to receive funds as they come in. I assume there’s some money that goes to the GoFundMe website owner. I have heard of people leaving the U.S. govt as a beneficiary of their estate, so there’s precedent for the government receiving public money that wasn’t a tax payment. The legalities need to be checked. It would not be a good outcome if the money just went into “U.S. Treasury Department.”
4) Would the Democrats dare pass a bill saying it would be illegal to donate toward the accomplishment of President Trump’s promised wall, so much needed? Such an act would render them an enemy of the people, because it would no longer be about affording the construction and maintenance of the wall. If the Democrats cared at all, they’d allow people to donate toward this when filing their taxes.
GoFundMe? Well, if the wall is $16 Billion, and we each donate $100, then just over half the US population needs to donate, about 160 million. Bet it could be done, especially if some people donate more. Figure out what $100 gets you—your name a yard of wall?