In the middle of a recession where unemployment has risen to 10 percent, we’ve seen the salaries of federal employees explode as the federal workforce continues to grow. But if you are angry about federal employees hoovering up your tax dollars, wait until you hear about this:

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) spent five million dollars this month to bring 3, 600 managers to a conference in Atlanta that FAA whistleblowers and critics say was little more than an excuse to throw a three-week-long Christmas party.