I think I've seen somewhere that the NSA budget is somewhere over 10
billion usd a year, without that I don't think they would exist. Maybe a
few would be able to use their skills to run shady business, but in large
the organization itself would dissolve. When the people stop getting their
pay checks, I don't think they'll keep coming in the office anymore. And I
don't think 99.99% of the nsa as an org has the business chops to make it
without straight up stealing money from the people. I'm not suggesting it's
easy or even possible, I'm only saying that until it happens, I don't see
any way of really "winning".

That makes me think of the one small positive thing in this whole
situation, we have the advantage that we are working because we really
believe in what we are doing, 99% of the folks working over at the nsa,
they just want a easy life with a fat pay check. If that pay drys up, their
gone.