Quote Originally Posted by Irving View Post
To DireWolf, of course people raise money for losses and medical issues, but it's usually not into the millions unless they have some celebrity backing or makes nationwide news or something.

Finally, I'm not even necessarily saying that this is some scam, I just can't picture how gathering a pile of money is going to translate into getting a wall built.
Agreed, on both counts.

On the second point - ultimately, the money, while certainly helpful, only represents a small part of the issues/challenges involved. I actually think the dollar amount matters less than what the volume of donations is representative of, and the message it sends.