Any flight that seems to have a higher-than-usual price tag to the average taxpayer is going to seem like an outrage. Especially in times like this.
And where did the author get $1400 plus taxes to Ghana?? I highly doubt it's that cheap.
Don't forget people, that tax dollars are provided to government departments with a particular budget; the department only has so many dollars to spend, and if they chose to send a bureaucrat to Ghana for a conference. It's extremely questionable to have to fly first-class, but there's no way the Feds would allow a department to request more money if these are the kinds of expenses they're harbouring. It's their own problem to deal with.
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