Tbf neither did the McDonald's snitch. I mean, they probably DID because they will not see a cent of that money, but they still snitched based on the promise of money, not just for free.
$50k could absolutely be a house somewhere in the middle of nowhere (or a large enough percentage that even a McDonald’s salary would qualify you for a mortgage). Taxes would probably knock it down quite a bit though.
Exactly. They are literally the main tool that the US government is using to circumvent the US Constitution, and spy on its citizens without a warrant.