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Anybody remember?





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 $24.2 BILLION A YEAR. THEY HAVE 16,000FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND APPROXIMATELY 100,000 CONTRACT EMPLOYEES; ANDLOOK AT THE JOB THEY HAVE DONE! THIS IS WHERE YOU SLAP YOUR FOREHEADAND 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 SAME GOVERNMENT?
HELLOOO!    Anybody Home?


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Re: Anybody remember? LocoDawg 12/23/2009 10:22:16 PM