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$700 million in one year? ****.
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$1mill for unanticipated needs. That's a lot of hookers and blow.“It is no use trying to 'see through' first principles. If you see through everything, then everything is transparent. But a wholly transparent world is an invisible world. To 'see through' all things is the same as not to see.”
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$50k for gifts to foreign leaders seems rather ****ty to be honest. Maybe some of those "unanticipated needs" go to buy iPods that weren't budgetted for.Comment
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Yep, and the Queen on the civil list was only 50 million.
Is it treasonous to argue that America would be better off with her?
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The 700 mill is the bill for everything they protect, not just the president. It became a point of prestige to have a protective detail during the 90s. You wouldn't believe how many people get secret service protection nowadays. Congress really bloated the operation and thus the budget.“It is no use trying to 'see through' first principles. If you see through everything, then everything is transparent. But a wholly transparent world is an invisible world. To 'see through' all things is the same as not to see.”
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How many agents can you hire for $ 700 million? I'd guess in excess of 10,000. We've got only so many cabinet members, federal judges and legislators. Do they protect state level officials also?"I say shoot'em all and let God sort it out in the end!Comment
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Includes all equipment and training costs too.“It is no use trying to 'see through' first principles. If you see through everything, then everything is transparent. But a wholly transparent world is an invisible world. To 'see through' all things is the same as not to see.”
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Out of curiosity where are you getting this idea that its the "stuff they protect?" That doesn't even make any sense.Originally posted by pchang View Post
The POTUS transports a small army around these days. Besides airforce one and the HX helicopters you are used to seeing they now have a few MV-22s dedicated to him as well. They transport around two dozen vehicles wherever they go (including the two limos, necessary in my opinion).
Like anything government if you let it grow it does. They do an important job, how could you not want them to do it BETTER! I do wonder what you can protect against with 5000 hangers on instead of 1000, at some point anything less than an armored division isn't going to be a threat (I am talking about all his staff, not just SS)."The DPRK is still in a state of war with the U.S. It's called a black out." - Che explaining why orbital nightime pictures of NK show few lights. Seriously.Comment
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Christ, what an ass!“As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
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The Federal Marshals protect most of our officials, and really should protect the President too; the fact that the secret service does is dumb. To answer your question about the budget though, the reason is because the Secret Service's main job is tracking down counterfeiters.Comment
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The Ospreys, Air Force One, HX helicopters and so on fall under the air force and marine corps budget.If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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Yes, but the OP specifically pulled those line items out to get a full cost of presidential security services."The DPRK is still in a state of war with the U.S. It's called a black out." - Che explaining why orbital nightime pictures of NK show few lights. Seriously.Comment
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The URL just about sums it up.
Indeed.Fake_Outrage
THANKS OBAMATo us, it is the BEAST.Comment
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At least the reigned in the VXX program, a perfect example of gold plating and security spending run wild."The DPRK is still in a state of war with the U.S. It's called a black out." - Che explaining why orbital nightime pictures of NK show few lights. Seriously.Comment
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Hey Pattycakes, you understand that you are the crazy relative at Thanksgiving that your family makes fun of... you know that, right?To us, it is the BEAST.Comment
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