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Townhall
Obama
Offers High School Seniors $30,000+ to Snoop for NSA
By
Katie Kieffer
Nov
18, 2013
Obama
is offering high school seniors $30,000 a year for college tuition,
PLUS a job, housing, transportation and a galore of other benefits.
Apparently, Obama is having a hard time finding youths willing to spy
on their friends, so he’s upping the ante.
NSA.Gov
currently has a “job” posted for young people who are desperate
for a job, thanks to Obama’s lackluster recovery. Under “Careers”
and “Opportunities for You,” the NSA has this posting with a bold
red alert notice at the top: “Notice: Stokes Scholarship
Application Deadline extended until 30 November 2013.”
The
objective of this job is ambiguous. The Obama administration should
be transparent about why taxpayers are being forced to provide these
“jobs” and “entitlements” to high school seniors. In the long
run, will these jobs benefit young people, or will they benefit
control-hungry bureaucrats? Also, what exactly will these young
people be doing? The NSA website says young people will work in
“computer science” and “computer or electrical engineering,”
but without concrete details on the projects under those categories.
From
the NSA’s website:
“Stokes
is open to high school seniors planning on majoring in computer
science or computer/electrical engineering. As an NSA employee with
the Stokes Program, you will attend college full-time, receive up to
$30,000 per year for tuition and mandatory fees; and work during the
summers at NSA for 12 weeks in areas that are related to your course
of study. You'll acquire real-world experience and receive a
year-round salary. Please note: must maintain a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
after your freshman year, if selected as a program participant, you
are required to work in your area of study for NSA after your college
graduation for at least one-and-one-half times the length of study.”
Wait.
That’s not all! The government has many other benefits in store for
young snoopers:
·
Housing and travel entitlements available during summer employment
(if the distance between NSA and the school exceeds 75 miles) (You
are “entitled” to housing and a taxi driver.)
·
Year-round salary (Never worry about beer money again.)
·
Guaranteed continued employment with NSA after graduation (Snooper
for Life!)
·
Receive annual and sick leave and paid federal holidays (Lovely.)
·
Health and life insurance (While the rest of us see premium increases
and cancelations.)
·
Participation in federal retirement plans (Retirement plan? These are
high school seniors!)…
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