Government at Work

From the Grouchy Old Cripple:

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 16,000
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?