Govt hands out bonuses as country tries to rebound

In D.C....of course, government workers don't pay their taxes,$3 billion worth, so, yeah, they sure do deserve bonuses. Give 'em huge raises too. They deserve for making me stand in line for half an hour at the post office and an hour at the license bureau.

The economy has been in the dumps for years, but the good times keep on rolling for some favored D.C. employees.

City officials have doled out nearly $15 million in bonuses and awards since Mayor Adrian Fenty took office in January 2007, records obtained by The Examiner under the Freedom of Information Act show.

Among the big winners were Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee, who was handed $41,250 in August 2007 after barely two months on the job; Department of Health Director Pierre Vigilance, who was given $15,000 in 2008; and city property manager Robin-Eve Jasper, handed $18,000 over two years.