observation - How the Guvment works!!

From: burd Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009

How Government  Works

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 timekeeper, 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 16,000 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 SAME GOVERNMENT?  HELLOOO!  Anybody Home?

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