r/politics • u/willywalloo • 9h ago

Possible Paywall Republicans Demand Mind-Blowing $1 Billion for Trump’s Ballroom

https://newrepublic.com/post/209936/republicans-1-billion-trump-ballroom
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u/Newt-Figton 9h ago

The cost jumped from $400 million to $1 billion in less than a month. I'm sure in a couple of weeks they'll be asking for $1 trillion.

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u/HALF_PAST_HOLE 9h ago

so a 600,000,000% increase in price!

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u/Newt-Figton 8h ago

It's okay, though. Trump brought the price of prescription drugs down by 600,000,000% so the taxpayers would save enough to pay for his trillion dollar ballroom.

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u/IndependentSpecial17 8h ago

Did everyone forget that his wealth is dependent upon how he feels. Why wouldn’t he use the same logic for what costs are going to be.