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 two 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, 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 slowly, let that  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 by none other than our USNA educated-- president -- Jimmy Carter --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  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?"

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

Brillant, our ever efficent 'gubmint employees' diligently at work....

Ah,  yes -- the good old Federal  bureaucracy !

NOW,  WE HAVE TURNED THE BANKING SYSTEM, HEALTH CARE,  AND THE AUTO INDUSTRY OVER TO THE SAME  GOVERNMENT? 

Hello!!   Anybody Home?