Our Efficient Government

Via the internet; author unknown

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 two positions: a timekeeper 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 $918,000 over budget, we must cutback." So they lay 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. It has 16,000 FEDERAL EMPLOYEES and approximately100,000 CONTRACT EMPLOYEES and what a fine job it has done!

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

Ah, yes -- good old Federal bureaucracy.
Now they want us to turn over control of our banking system, health care and auto industry to these same people and the same methods of mismanagement

Hello!! Anybody Home? Are you awake yet my little SHEEPLE?

NOVEMBER is just a few weeks away. Time to TAKE OUT THE TRASH!