It is a popular delution that the government wastes vast amounts of money through inefficiency and sloth. Enormous effort and elaborate planning are required to waste this much money. - P.J. O'Rouke
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. Then Congress said, "How does the watchman do his job without instruction?" So they created a planning department and hired two people, one to write the instructions and one 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 to do the studies and to write reports. Then Congress said, "How are these people going to get paid?" So, they created two positions: and hired a timekeeper and a payroll officer. 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, an Assistant Administrative Officer, and a Legal Secretary. Then Congress said, "We have had this command in operation for one year, and we are $918,000 over budget; we must cut back." So they laid off the night watchman. Now, let that sink in. Does anybody remember the reason given for the establishment of the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY during the Carter administration? Anybody? Anything? Anyone? No? I didn't think so! The bottom line is that we've spent several hundred billion dollars supporting an agency, the reason for which very few people who read this can remember! Ready?? The Department of Energy was instituted on 8/4/1977, TO LESSEN OUR DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL!! NOW, 46 YEARS LATER, THE BUDGET FOR THIS "NECESSARY" DEPARTMENT IS AT $242 BILLION A YEAR! IT HAS 16,000 FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND APPROXIMATELY 100,000 CONTRACT EMPLOYEES; AND LOOK AT THE JOB IT HAS DONE! (THIS IS WHERE YOU SLAP YOUR FOREHEAD AND SAY, "WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?") At that time, 30% of our oil consumption was foreign imports. Today, 70% of our oil consumption is foreign imports. Hey, pretty efficient, huh??? Ah, yes -- good old Federal bureaucracy. Now, the GOVERNMENT Controls the Banking System, Health Care, and the Auto Industry. What can possibly go wrong? Hello!! Anybody Home? Signed.... The Night Watchman
This is my blog, but these are not my words. This message was sent via the Internet from some nameless author who verbalizes our government's actions. Unfortunately, there is more truth here than fiction. We must be vigilant about who we vote for and what they want to do with our tax money and freedom.
AG
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