July 16, 2009 3:55 PM
Social Security execs splurge on 700K Las Vegas event
On February 10, 2009, our Fearless Leader berated business leaders, saying:
"You can't get corporate jets, you can't go take a trip to Las Vegas or go down to the Super Bowl on the taxpayer's dime,"
(Just days before his first fancy date night with Michelle in Chicago, followed by trips to New York to catch a play and a couple fancy tours of Europe for the whole family and Michelle's attendants.)
And in yet another display of how government employees are now clearly allowed to live by a different set of rules than those who earned their living in the competitive free market:
Social Security Execs Boogie Down at Lavish Phoenix Conference
SSA Says $700,000 Event Was Necessary to Reduce Stress Caused by Death Threats
Claiming they needed to learn how to reduce stress because of a growing number of death threats being made against them, nearly 700 executives from the Social Security Administration (SSA) gathered for a lavish three-day conference in Phoenix, AZ last week, costing taxpayers about $700,000.
"We received threats against our employees by people who are in the American public," said SSA Regional Commissioner for San Francisco Peter Spencer in defense of the conference. He said "there is a tremendous amount of stress involved in the job that we do."
The conference, which included a performance by a motivational dance company that was captured on tape by Phoenix affiliate ABC15, was held at the Arizona Biltmore, a hotel described as the "Jewel of the Desert" with an oasis of 39 acres of lush gardens, swimming pools and a golf course. SSA executives were invited to join in the dancing.
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Stuff like this makes my brain hurt. Before the election, I was a news hound. Since November, I have grown more and more reluctant to read the news. It's just so AWFUL every time I peek...
Thanks for summarizing things for us busy moms!
Posted by: Becky Miller | July 17, 2009 3:53 AM
