You mean misleading factoid of the day.

The problem with the survey you cite is that it doesn't appear to be an apples to apples comparison. It just says that that the median income for all lawyers in private practice is $116,000 and that the median income for federal government lawyer is $126,000. From this, you suggest, perhaps unintentionally, that the government is paying too much for its attorneys. Or perhaps, your suggestion is that because the government prints money it doesn't care what it pays its employees.