Gubmint and How Gubmint 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?"
32 years ago 30% of our oil consumption was foreign imports.
Today 70% of our oil consumption is foreign imports.

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?