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Golden reflecting pool: Initial estimate: $1.8m Revised estimate: $13.0m
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Trump changes story on reflecting pool contractor

thehill.com

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For a president insistent on fixed-price contracts, where the provider has to eat unexpected costs, he seems really bad (yet consistently bad) at estimation: Golden ballroom: $200m —> $1,400m Golden dome: $175b —> $1,200b
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Trump's proposed 'Golden Dome' estimated to cost $1.2 trillion, far more than he initially said

apnews.com

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Anonymous 23h

Well yeah, they gotta amplify the costs to funnel taxpayer money to their rich friends who get the no-bid contracts.

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Anonymous 23h

Whatever trump thinks a thing will cost, times it by seven

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Anonymous 22h

Seems less than the $34 million we spent in 2012

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 20h

Because 2012 was to save it from sinking, not to paint it blue. Same thing with the Fed renovation Trump tried to sue Powell over

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 20h

It fixed the sinking, but not well at all They use the wrong size pipes, which led to leaks and more maintenance. And it had a terrible problem with algae due to mismanagement of the new water system

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