BabyApeShit t1_jbmsu2z wrote on March 10, 2023 at 3:59 AM

While I don’t think there is a real danger or huge need, this is still needed. $1.5M is not that much these days. Some of you on this page yourselves or via close family members have home(s) worth $1.5M. Those of you that have a lake house and primary residence elsewhere likely have $1.5M in real estate assets.

That basically funds them 7 headcounts (avg salary of $105k) and some surveillance equipment. It’s not some crazy amount like it once was.

toddart t1_jbmx50u wrote on March 10, 2023 at 4:38 AM

A New Hampshire border guard makes 46 grand a year and can’t afford your lake house

BabyApeShit t1_jbmxrjx wrote on March 10, 2023 at 4:44 AM

Sorry, my 1,400 sq ft ranch in sNH is all the luxury I need. 1.5M for the border = 3x the value of my mediocre home on less than a quarter acre of land. It’s a drop in the bucket. What we talking about here?

toddart t1_jbn14b2 wrote on March 10, 2023 at 5:17 AM

Clarity is important thanks for asking - You said a border guard made a hundred grand a year - I looked it up because that seemed high - New Hampshire boarder guards make less than 50 grand a year. At fifty grand you can barely be a home owner in NH let alone own a ranch - sometimes I fear people in higher tax brackets forget what it is like for the actual little guy working hard on the boarder - keeping it safe for you. Question- do you own a vacation property? A lot of people do and it makes it a lot harder for working class people in NH to own their own home

BabyApeShit t1_jbyhxbp wrote on March 12, 2023 at 6:30 PM

I looked up the average pay of a border patrol agent, not specific to NH and that’s what it came back with. I did see the figure you presented when I specified it to NH… regardless, my point is not about what a border patrol agent makes and how well off they are, it’s that $1.5M does not get you much these days. Also, that may be their pay, but their benefits are not included and with a state or federal position, that can be quite a bit. They trade off pay for pensions and good healthcare etc. it’s not simply what they get in their paycheck.

I do not have a vacation home. I own a 3br 1.5br ranch in sNH on less than a quarter acre. The avg home in NH is $440k. My house is nothing special, believe me and it’s worth just slightly more than the avg NH home. We are talking funding that is equivalent to my house and that of my two neighbors. Again, not much. I could have bought the whole neighborhood for $1.5M 30 years ago.

I don’t think there is some imminent threat at the border. But you also can’t just neglect it.

BabyApeShit t1_jbyi68k wrote on March 12, 2023 at 6:31 PM

“The average total salary for a Border Patrol Agent is $105,500 per year. This is based on data from 2,134 TurboTax users who reported their occupation as Border Patrol Agent and includes taxable wages, tips, bonuses, and more.”

KJBNH t1_jbnxwl3 wrote on March 10, 2023 at 12:10 PM

It’s not needed at all even if it cost $1

BabyApeShit t1_jbyltub wrote on March 12, 2023 at 6:57 PM

Oh, not at all? You can’t think of even ONE reason why you need to monitor your border?

No need to respond bc I see you are on the extreme and there is no rationalizing anything with someone on an extreme, regardless of the issue or side you are on.