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It's not about being offended. It's about theft and corruption. All these agencies are taking away our income and squandering it through incompetence, cronyism,
by greendata 13y ago
It's not about being offended. It's about theft and corruption. All these agencies are taking away our income and squandering it through incompetence, cronyism, and worthless spy programs and military adventurism. If the "computer hackers" were stealing 30% our collective income and wasting it I'd be very angry about them too.
- mpyne 13y agoIf the worst thing a Federal agency does to the taxpayers in a day is waste a computer keyboard, they're still far in the black compared to the rest. True story. Besides, you're talking about an issue which afflicts essentially all large organizations. Have you never received a small part from a retailer wrapped in waaaaaay too much packing material?
- greendata 13y agoMilitary adventurism, overly harsh sentencing, and illegally spying on our own citizens are not simply wasting a day at the keyboard. They are actively harming all of us. I'm not just talking about an issue that affects large organizations. I have never feared imprisonment from Apple, MSFT, or Amazon. I have never made involuntary payments to any of them. Steve Ballmer can't stop and frisk me for weapons on the street b/c he fears for his safety. Sure big companies have waste and inefficiency, but it's at a much lower level than the federal government.