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mysteryowl

(8,956 posts) Fri Jan 16, 2026, 12:21 PM Jan 16

Doing the $$ math on what 3000 ICE thugs cost [View all]

They say 3000 ICE thugs are in Minnesota.
They are making about $100,000 a year.

This simple calculation equals 300 million for one year!!!

This is not including the new sign-on of $50,000!
We don't know how many new sign-ons.

Huge waste of money!

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Doing the $$ math on what 3000 ICE thugs cost [View all] mysteryowl Jan 16 OP

But no money for healthcare, food, housing, utilizes, education, science, etc. Irish_Dem Jan 16 #1

I was a sailor Traildogbob Jan 16 #4

My uncle was a sailor. Irish_Dem Jan 16 #9

Sorry Traildogbob Jan 16 #12

No sorry necessary! Irish_Dem Jan 16 #13

I would hate to know popsdenver Jan 16 #16

The cost of Trump's stunts are absolutely staggering. Irish_Dem Jan 16 #18

LOL he can't claim the popsdenver Jan 16 #19

$200,000 !!! Liberal In Texas Jan 16 #2

Well, I suppose it depends on pretrump era. mysteryowl Jan 16 #5

How about Traildogbob Jan 16 #3

Absolutely! we can add on all the additional expenses. mysteryowl Jan 16 #6

Just look at all the benefits listed on Gov website mysteryowl Jan 16 #7

3 trillion added to the debt in just 3 months. gab13by13 Jan 16 #8

Wow! mysteryowl Jan 16 #10

Huge waste of flesh, too. Efilroft Sul Jan 16 #11

That is the tip of the ice berg popsdenver Jan 16 #14

MAGA doesn't care about wasting money. They just don't want to spend it on programs they can't profit from. ChicagoTeamster Jan 16 #15

Dictators need troops, not happy citizens. quakerboy Jan 16 #17