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    FiveThirtyEight‏Verified account @FiveThirtyEight Jul 9

    The U.S. spends $107K over a refugee’s first 20 years in the country. During that time, refugees pay $130K in taxes.http://53eig.ht/2skQb5v 

    3:20 PM - 9 Jul 2017
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      2. Hiding in the Bay‏ @HidingInTheBay Jul 9
        Replying to @FiveThirtyEight

        Even if that is true, how does maximizing the amount of tax revenue to the state equal "good for the [private] economy"?

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      3. Ryan Yoder‏ @ryanjyoder Jul 9
        Replying to @HidingInTheBay @FiveThirtyEight

        If we only want people who are good for the economy, why not deport retirees and children?

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      4. Hiding in the Bay‏ @HidingInTheBay Jul 9
        Replying to @ryanjyoder @FiveThirtyEight

        BECAUSE. THEY. ARE. CITIZENS. Got any more illogical, virtue-signaling comebacks?pic.twitter.com/xqFNGtwAB9

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      2. michael masserano‏ @mpmasserano Jul 9
        Replying to @FiveThirtyEight @JessicaTarlov

        A working paper is not necessarily reliable. You also can't foresee how much taxes paid over future 20 years. Seems like very selective info

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      2. Zac Brown‏ @zacbrown13 Jul 9
        Replying to @FiveThirtyEight @JessicaTarlov

        I would say tracking this info is al@ost impossible? I assume your leaving some stuff out or some people out.

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      3. Hiding in the Bay‏ @HidingInTheBay Jul 9
        Replying to @zacbrown13 @FiveThirtyEight @JessicaTarlov

        Oh, your assumption would be correct...pic.twitter.com/UgcrVP20eL

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      4. Zac Brown‏ @zacbrown13 Jul 9
        Replying to @HidingInTheBay @FiveThirtyEight @JessicaTarlov

        It's like Rodney Dangerfield in Back to School. When he tells Business Professor! Oh younleft out a lot of stuff!

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      5. Zac Brown‏ @zacbrown13 Jul 9
        Replying to @zacbrown13 @HidingInTheBay and

        I would say over looking those things is quite large!

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      2. John‏ @berlin63 Jul 9
        Replying to @FiveThirtyEight @JessicaTarlov

        Bs

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      3. Don Vandenbord‏ @dvandenbord Jul 9
        Replying to @berlin63 @FiveThirtyEight @JessicaTarlov

        Total BS article "18-to-45-year-olds...examined employment & earnings" So it IGNORED costs for those outside 18-to-45 and those not working

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      2. ReadtheConstitution‏ @Const1776 Jul 9
        Replying to @FiveThirtyEight @JessicaTarlov

        #FakeNews spreading fake/flawed data doesn't prove anything. To much taxpayer cost not factored in to this study for it to be accurate

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    1. bdhumbert‏ @bdhumbert Jul 9
      Replying to @FiveThirtyEight

      Shame on you - averages are very misleading - show me the distribution!

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    2. artvigil‏ @artvigil Jul 9
      Replying to @FiveThirtyEight

      Didn't you say @HillaryClinton was going to win by 90% or more?

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    3. Joe Damron‏ @JoeDamron7 Jul 9
      Replying to @FiveThirtyEight

      Researchers excl costs assoc w/ education, incarceration & policing & looked only at working-age refugees, excluding costs of older refugees

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    4. Krispie cheese‏ @RiceKrispies_OG Jul 9
      Replying to @FiveThirtyEight

      Not only is this just including the "working class" but 30k over 20years is almost nothing. How biased for 538 felt like I was reading CNN.

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    5. Todd Redding‏ @SFagentRedding Jul 11
      Replying to @FiveThirtyEight @JessicaTarlov

      Um....http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/19/refugees-will-cost-taxpayers-an-estimated-4-billion-in-fy-2017/amp/ …

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    6. Larry Massey‏ @lmassey43 Jul 10
      Replying to @FiveThirtyEight

      Refugee's are NOT illegal aliens-nice try though.

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    7. Fred Riecke‏ @friecke Jul 9
      Replying to @FiveThirtyEight

      If you included the costs of ICE, the courts, police and incarceration, you'd find a completely different result. Nice try.

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