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FBI Paid Upwards of $1.3 Million to Unlock San Bernardino Shooter's iPhone

Only $1.3 million? that's nothing compared to all the time they wasted whining about this nonsense.

Maybe if we just bankrupt ourselves, the terrorists will figure we did their job for them, and leave us alone.

I'm always astonished when they mention "Bonuses" for government employees.

The bonus is, you've got a fat paycheck, with good benefits, and no matter how big a hack you are, they can't fire you.

I'm waiting for my taxpayer bonus.
 
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warrior2000 said:
Sure the President only gets a $400k salary but you know darn well that most if not all presidents retire with net worth in the tens of millions. Plus they get crazy perks TILL THEY DIE. And guys like Clinton get paid $50k for a 1 hour appearence. Plus they get immortalized in the history books.

By the way Bill/Hillary Clinton's net worth is $110 million.
George W Bush is worth $20 million
George HW Bush is worth $25 million

But the FBI director? He gets none of this and is in a super dangerous job with far less protection than the president.
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Yes, but most of that comes from private sector based on appearances or other professional endeavors (most practice some kind of law, etc.). I'm not referencing net worth at all. We all know the Bushes and Clintons have other investments, companies, etc. Most politicians do. It has nothing to do with their government paid salary, which was the subject at hand.

The FBI director is eligible to give talks and make money too, but his recent antics make him look like a buffoon. Who would hire him?
 
The government would walk into the 99 Cents Only store and buy a pencil for $20. I go to a public university. I've seen them spend ridiculous amounts of money on the most stupid things.
 
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I am reminded of Leona Helmsley "only the little people pay taxes"

And we pay taxes so the FBI can squander them.
 
Gasu E. said:
Everything before the word "print" is 100% wrong.
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No, it's not. He is 100% correct. The Federal Government writes bonds (IOUs) to the Federal Reserve (a private entity) in return for worthless paper dollars. It only exists because of an act of congress but the government has no control over it. The Fed and its member banks create money out of thin air. Educate yourself.
 
warrior2000 said:
Sure the President only gets a $400k salary but you know darn well that most if not all presidents retire with net worth in the tens of millions. Plus they get crazy perks TILL THEY DIE. And guys like Clinton get paid $50k for a 1 hour appearence. Plus they get immortalized in the history books.

By the way Bill/Hillary Clinton's net worth is $110 million.
George W Bush is worth $20 million
George HW Bush is worth $25 million

But the FBI director? He gets none of this and is in a super dangerous job with far less protection than the president.
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"Super Dangerous Job"?

Is he going to accidentally stab himself, with a letter opener?

I heard J. Edgar Hoover had some chafing issues with certain dresses.
 
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ApfelKuchen said:
Does the absence of info on the device suggest, "...he and his wife did not have assistance from friends or family members?" No. The absence of information is not proof. It's just as likely that they understood they would implicate their helpers if they communicated with them by these means.

I'm not saying they did have helpers. I believe that there are far fewer conspiracies than many people prefer to believe. People who hatch plots of this sort understand the dangers in confiding in too many people.
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But the same lack of info came up, as I understand it, with the call records from their other phones. Yes, it is possible that communicated via avian transport but not likely. So don't let your pursuit of the prefect get in the way or your recognition of the good. From all the evidence available - this iPhone and elsewhere - there was no outside/foreign involvement.
 
The government spending money frivolously ...

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warrior2000 said:
The head of the FBI only makes $183,000?

I mean WTF. No wonder the FBI is so clueless. Any one with great talent will refuse to work for so little money to take such a dangerous and burdensome job.

The head of the FBI should be raking in a couple million at least. That way they can get some talent in the building at least.
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Agreed. Anybody in the private sector with anywhere close to that responsibility is bringing in way more than that. But that government pension tho....
 
cableguy84 said:
America is being swamped by debt and the FBI pay over a million dollars to unlock a ****ing phone?
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Perhaps if you daughter was being held captive, you would be pleased they spent the money in case it may contain details about where she is, rather than just saying, naaaaa, not worth it.
 
maxsix said:
Hussein has set a clear example that taxpayer money is to be spent freely in staggering amounts. Influenced by his hip hop friends like Jay-Z and Beyonce, Snoop and Suge, it's a ballers life for the prez.
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Rappers don't have that kind of money to spend. You mean George W. Bush and whoever signed in our donation of hundreds of billion of dollars to the frickin useless nation of Israel.
 
Manzzle said:
Do you guys not know that every dollar in circulation is owed by the states in debt to the Feds?
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Huh?? Where do you get this idea?? "[O]wed by the states in debt to the Feds" ??? Really???? How did you get this idea ???

Manzzle said:
They own and print the money and they have the ability to create money out of thin air.
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Any sovereign government in control of its own currency can generate it. But you need to take care of the subtle differentiation between "currency" and "money" at least with regard to its worth.
 
warrior2000 said:
All law enforcement is dangerous. But especially the head of the FBI who is the lead man against Mafia, drug cartels, and other criminal elements in the USA. When you are responsible for taking down some of the most powerful and violent criminals you are a target.
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I hate to tell you this, but the FBI Director doesn't hang out with Raymond Reddington. Nor does he supervise Brian's NZT dose. Believe it or not, he doesn't even visit the Jeffersonian.

*Bonus points for anyone who can get 2 of those 3 references. If you get all 3, put down the remote and go outside.:D
 
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bilibug said:
The FBI director is eligible to give talks and make money too, but his recent antics make him look like a buffoon. Who would hire him?
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Comey is one of the most respected people in the history of US Government, and one of the most serious federal administrators.
The fact that we disagree on a specific issue, as important as it is, doesn't damage his reputation by a tiny bit. He had a goal to accomplish, and found a path. The path sucked and it didn't work, so he took another one that worked.
 
koolmagicguy said:
No, it's not. He is 100% correct. The Federal Government writes bonds (IOUs) to the Federal Reserve (a private entity) in return for worthless paper dollars. It only exists because of an act of congress but the government has no control over it. The Fed and its member banks create money out of thin air. Educate yourself.
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Well actually, he's not correct, technically or otherwise.

It's pointless to correct you as well, so I'd just point you at Das Kapital and suggest you read it. Even your crack about thin air is wrong, because you don't need air to create money.
 
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