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 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?