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Re:Former TSA screener says the job does little to keep flie... by protomyth on Sunday March 10, 2013 @03:33PM (#5353134)
Sadly, the contractors of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars would probably be cheaper and more effective.
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Re:Former TSA screener says the job does little to keep flie... by Samuel_Michon on Sunday March 10, 2013 @04:44PM (#5353379)
How do you figure? Blackwater employees earn up to $1,000 a day [1], whereas the screeners at TSA get $25,000 to $45,000 a year [2].

[1] http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/23/weekinreview/23burns.html?...

[2] http://mediamatters.org/research/2010/11/29/fox-panelists-ou...

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Re:Former TSA screener says the job does little to keep flie... by mpyne on Sunday March 10, 2013 @05:57PM (#5353662)
It's a good indicator of how reviled TSA is though: Blackwater has changed their name how many times due to how reviled they are, and yet people still compare them favorably to the TSA!
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Re:Former TSA screener says the job does little to keep flie... by protomyth on Sunday March 10, 2013 @08:33PM (#5354257)
Not as many needed and that is their in combat zone rate.
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