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To: FJB who wrote (1013205)	4/25/2017 3:35:10 PM
From: jlallen	Respond to of 1573729

LOL! probably not a good idea...

To: FJB who wrote (1013205)	4/25/2017 4:20:38 PM
From: Heywood40	Respond to of 1573729

Almost nothing: 11,000 8 hour shifts every day.

To: FJB who wrote (1013205)	4/25/2017 8:00:09 PM
From: Heywood40	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573729

Here's the math: US/Mexico border is approximately 2000 miles long. That's 10,560,000 feet, or 3,520,000 yards. A tower every 1000 yards would require 3,520 towers. 3,520 towers would each require a minimum of 3 eight hour shifts per day, more likely 6 eight hour shifts per day, as security probably would mandate at least two in each tower at any time. 6 eight hour shifts per tower for 3,520 towers is a total of 21,120 eight hour shifts per day, for a total of 168,960 hours every day. Let's say we pay each worker $30/hr, with another $20/hr in overhead, for a total per hour cost of $50/hr. That's $8,448,000.00 per day, or $3,083,520,000 per year, just for labor. $3 Billion! And that's before we build the towers and buy the sniper rifles. It also assumes 2000 miles of flat, visible terrain, sort of a DMZ. You want me to work up estimates of clearing, filling and maintaining a 2000 mile long, 200 yard wide corridor to establish an unobstructed view plane for the towers to be placed in? Does it still look cheap to you?