How government works

Once upon a time the government had a vast scrap yard in the middle of adesert. Congress said, "Someone may steal from it at night." So theycreated a night watchman position and hired a person for the job.
Then Congress said, "How does the watchman do his job withoutinstruction?" 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 taskscorrectly?" So they created a Quality Control department and hired twopeople. One to do the studies and one to write the reports.
Then Congress said, "How are these people going to get paid?" So Theycreated the following positions, a time keeper, and a payroll officer, Thenhired two people.
Then Congress said, "Who will be accountable for all of these people?"So they created an administrative section and hired three people, anAdministrative Officer, Assistant Administrative Officer, and a LegalSecretary.
Then Congress said, "We have had this command in operation for one Year andwe are $18,000 over budget, we must cutback overall cost."
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 theDEPARTMENT 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 anagency...the reason for which not one person who reads this can remember!
Ready??It was very simple...and at the time, everybody thought it veryappropriate.
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 2009 -- 32 YEARS LATER -- AND THE BUDGET FOR THIS "NECESSARY"DEPARTMENT IS AT $24.2 BILLION A YEAR. THEY HAVE 16,000 FEDERAL EMPLOYEESAND APPROXIMATELY 100,000 CONTRACT EMPLOYEES; AND LOOK AT THE JOB THEY HAVEDONE! THIS IS WHERE YOU SLAP YOUR FOREHEAD AND SAY, "WHAT WAS I THINKING?"
Ah, yes -- good ole bureaucracy.
AND, NOW, WE ARE GOING TO TURN THE BANKING SYSTEM, HEALTH CARE, AND THEAUTO INDUSTRY OVER TO THE SAME GOVERNMENT?HELLOOO! Anybody Home?