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disorderlyvision
07-16-2009, 02:48 PM
So glad to see our tax money being spent well...

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=8084663&page=1


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.

JoshLowry
07-16-2009, 02:52 PM
Apathy setting back in . . .