> > Once upon a time the government had a vast scrap yard in the middle of
> > A desert. Congress said, "someone may steal from it at night.." So they
> > created a night watchman position and hired a person for the job..
> >
> > Then Congress said, "How does the watchman do his job without
> > instruction?" So they created a planning department and hired two
> > people, one person to write the instructions, and one person to do time
> > studies.
> >
> > Then Congress said, "How will we know the night watchman is doing
> > The tasks correctly?" So they created a Quality Control department and
> > hired two people. One to do the studies and one to write the reports.
> >
> > Then Congress said, "How are these people going to get paid?" So
> > They created the following positions, a time keeper, and a payroll
> > officer, then hired two people.
> >
> > Then Congress said, "Who will be accountable for all of these
> > people?" So they created an administrative section and hired three
> > people, an Administrative Officer, Assistant Administrative Officer, and a
> > Legal
> > Secretary.
> >
> > Then Congress said, "We have had this command in operation for one
> > Year and we are $18,000 over budget, we must cutback overall cost."
> >
> > So they laid off the night watchman.
> >
> >
> >
> > NOW slowly.
> >
> > Let it sink in.
> >
> > Quietly, we go like sheep to slaughter.
> >
> > Does anybody remember the reason given for the establishment of the
> > DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY .... During the Carter Administration?
> > Anybody?
> > Anything?
> > No?
> > Didn't think so!
> >
> > Bottom line. We've spent several hundred billion dollars in support of
> > An agency ... the reason for which not one person who reads this can
> > remember!
> > Ready?? It was very simple ... and, at the time, everybody thought it
> > Very appropriate.
> >
> > The Department of Energy was instituted on 8-04-1977. TO LESSEN OUR
> > DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL.
> > Hey, pretty efficient, huh???
> >
> > AND, NOW, IT'S 2009 -- 32 YEARS LATER -- AND THE BUDGET FOR THIS
> > "NECESSARY" DEPARTMENT IS AT $242 BILLION A YEAR.
> > THEY HAVE 16,000 FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND APPROXIMATELY 100,000 CONTRACT
> > EMPLOYEES; AND, LOOK AT THE JOB THEY HAVE DONE!
> > THIS IS WHERE YOU SLAP YOUR FOREHEAD AND SAY, "WHAT WAS I THINKING?"
> >
> > Ah, yes -- good ole bureaucracy.
> >
> > And, NOW, we are going to turn the banking system, HEALTH CARE and the
> > auto industry over to the Government?
And we still depend on foreign oil!!
The Night Watchman
Member #: 61573
Registered: 9/2/2008
Posted:
7392
Name:
jerry
Company:
Unemployed
Occupation:
none
Location:
USA
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