We already knew that the nation’s largest employer (by far) was the executive branch of the federal government. (Why do you think taxes are so high?) What we’re finding out is these folks are among the highest paid as well: “Only three counties in the United States have a median household income over $100,000, and they’re all Washington suburbs.”
Via Instapundit.
Not to forget our career blowhard pols whose wealth has increased 16 percent during the recession. It’s not a recession for Congress, obviously: 261 of them are millionaires. Think Charlie Rangel is the only crook? Think again.
THE TEXAS SCRIBBLER 
Dick, it is a rough life being a federal employee, (burb) but somebody has got to do it.
Seriously the main reason the household income is so high in the Washington suburbs is because of the private contractors and consultants who live there and work either with the govt. or with lobbies, think tanks, consulting firms, etec.
Actually nobody has got to do most of the crap government does. And nobody would do it if national politics wasn’t so corrupt. And I don’t buy the private contractor/consultant argument.