Gubmint and How Gubmint Works

[DianaB]

Once upon a time the government (gubmint) 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 2010 -- 33 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?"
(or maybe say..."Wow! I could have had a V-8").

33 years ago 30% of our oil consumption was foreign imports. Today 70% of our oil consumption is foreign imports.

Ah, yes -- good 'ol 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?

"America Bless God"

[Blueyes]

That's great, and so true!

[JJJ]

Government !?

[DianaB]

Our newspaper has a little section where they post things that happened on the day the paper comes out........a week or so ago they had a listing for 1982......It was the year that FEMA announced that in case of a nuclear attack our mail would still be delivered!!!!!! If we have a nuclear attack.....believe me......I'm not going to be worrying about whether or not my mail has been delivered!!!!!!! Glen's been having a fit over this one!!!!!!

I wonder how much money they spent trying to get that one figured out!!!!!

[paula1961]

Makes my hubby furious too Diana!!