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In reply to the discussion: Snowden lied about his salary... [View all]cali
(114,904 posts)45. Hardly. It's your ignorance. For fuck's sake, BA has confirmed that he was NOT A CONTRACTOR
He was on salary. That you can't figure out something as simple as the fact that BA was the contractor and Snowden was an employee of said contractor, says it all about your intellectual capacity.
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I do...IRS audit...or maybe he was being paid from someone other entity..or maybe he is just a liar.
HipChick
Jun 2013
#3
Twist and twist and twist. Now it's not Snowden we worship, it's Greenwald
Android3.14
Jun 2013
#102
As is your lack of information about how the contracting industry actually works
HipChick
Jun 2013
#36
Hardly. It's your ignorance. For fuck's sake, BA has confirmed that he was NOT A CONTRACTOR
cali
Jun 2013
#45
creepy pursuit? Facts speak for themselves. They aren't creepy. And since Greenwald lied
KittyWampus
Jun 2013
#103
Knock yourself out lol. Ignore inconvenient facts like high cost areas housing allowances.
Catherina
Jun 2013
#40
I wonder what he reports on his taxes...you can only include expenses if you are at a location
HipChick
Jun 2013
#32
I didn't know that. But why lie about his salary? I don't get it. There is something fishy period
southernyankeebelle
Jun 2013
#43
That makes absolutely no sense. I've worked for companies that contract for the U.S. govt.
Luminous Animal
Jun 2013
#46
Right, but the government employees, referring to you, would say "that contractor over there"
Recursion
Jun 2013
#50
no one is claiming he's a gov't employee, genius. cute little strawman you've shoddily constructed.
cali
Jun 2013
#48
Any guy trying to date a dancer exaggerates the size of his salary -- amongst other things.
Nuclear Unicorn
Jun 2013
#17
Nobody in the contracting industry ever uses their billrate to the govt as a basis for salary..
HipChick
Jun 2013
#29
I don't care for BAH, but I don't think they are lying...it is easy to see what rates are being for
HipChick
Jun 2013
#34
He told other REALLY stupid lies. Said he went to the Army as Special Forces. BUT
DevonRex
Jun 2013
#114
If his clearance was available in JPAS, they would have just transferred it over
HipChick
Jun 2013
#58
I have only heard one MSM reporter that came close to being accurate to what his
HipChick
Jun 2013
#99
There are allowances, bonuses, and generous paid benefits. Doesn't mean he lied.
leveymg
Jun 2013
#56
No, but that would be $219 per diem, which is not implausible, particularly in HI
Recursion
Jun 2013
#67
I'd actually be interested to see what your federal govt consulting has been like..
HipChick
Jun 2013
#78
Shocking! People lie about what they make! Horrifying! Traitors and enemies of the state!
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jun 2013
#59
Honestly, this person feels off to me, and I have been keeping out of discussions
Zorra
Jun 2013
#111
As evidenced on in this thread, folks are already falling for this - hook,line and sinker..
HipChick
Jun 2013
#113