Where the loot is
Article on who's prospering in the current economy.
Note that this is a bipartisan phenomenon.
^Jessica Klement, government affairs director for the Federal Managers Association, says the federal workforce is highly paid because the government employs skilled people such as scientists, physicians and lawyers. She says federal employees make 26% less than private workers for comparable jobs.^
Care to lay some bets on how many DoD, Department of Transportation, and FAA employees are "scientists, physicians, or lawyers?" Well, maybe lawyers.