> Subject: Govt at its best
> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:45:30 -0500
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> 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 and
> 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 $24.2 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?"
>
> AND WE HAVE TURNEDTHE BANKING SYSTEM AND THE AUTO INDUSTRY OVER TO THE
> SAME GOVERNMENT. NEXT IS OUR HEALTH SYSTEM! THOMAS JEFFERSON, WE NEED YOU
> BACK!
