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Got this in an email from a friend of my Dad's, one wonders if it's true, I almost died laughing:
Just in case you don't understand how a "Government" program works,
here is
a perfect example:
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 at $18,000 a year
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 for $22,000, and one person to do time studies
for
an additional $22,000 per year.
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 for $31,000 and one to write the reports
for
an additional $31,000 per year.
Then Congress said, "How are these people going to get paid?" So they
created the following positions, a time keeper for $35,000 annual
salary,
and a payroll officer for an additional $35,000, 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 at $155,000 per year, Assistant Administrative
Officer $125,000, and a Legal Secretary for an additional $100,000 per
year.
Then Congress said, "We have had this operating for one year with a
budget
cost of $574,000.00 and we are $18,000 over budget. We must cutback
overall
cost."
So they laid off the night watchman.
Just in case you don't understand how a "Government" program works,
here is
a perfect example:
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 at $18,000 a year
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 for $22,000, and one person to do time studies
for
an additional $22,000 per year.
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 for $31,000 and one to write the reports
for
an additional $31,000 per year.
Then Congress said, "How are these people going to get paid?" So they
created the following positions, a time keeper for $35,000 annual
salary,
and a payroll officer for an additional $35,000, 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 at $155,000 per year, Assistant Administrative
Officer $125,000, and a Legal Secretary for an additional $100,000 per
year.
Then Congress said, "We have had this operating for one year with a
budget
cost of $574,000.00 and we are $18,000 over budget. We must cutback
overall
cost."
So they laid off the night watchman.
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