CIA Recruits Wall Street Bankers »
Posted By Progressive 5 months, 2 weeks ago in NewsThe Central Intelligence Agency in recent years has taken on new assignments such as monitoring rogue regimes and tracking terrorists. The agency has another mission: analyzing the global economy. Intelligence officials say the global financial crisis has emerged as the top U.S. security threat. And to help figure it out, the CIA is recruiting Wall Street bankers.
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But it will be a financial sacrifice. The starting salary for a CIA economic analyst with an MBA degree and at least some experience is about $80,000 at most — quite a bit less than what Wall Street pays.
pay peanuts you get monkeys. hey, they didn't say recruits had to be any good
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