By: Dann757 On: Sat Jul 07, 2012 12:20 pm
When the government gets involved in anything this is what happens:
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 was to do the
studies and one was 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,
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 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? Didn't think so!
Bottom line is, 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 2012 -- 35 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?")
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, WE HAVE TURNED OVER THE BANKING SYSTEM, HEALTH CARE, AND THE AUTO
INDUSTRY TO THE SAME GOVERNMENT?
Hello!! Anybody Home