A must read for all you democraps.

[bodman]

Night Watchman --read to the end--unreal
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?

Anything?

No?

Didn't think so!

Bottom line is, we've spent several hundred billion dollars in
support of an agency, the reason for which very few people
who read 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?")
34 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?

Signed....The Night Watchman


NIGHT WATCHMAN

[Howard]

Love it!!! Thanks. BTW- The best government is the least government.

[MrMachine]

Yes excellent, and it's all true. I remember when they started the Dept of Energy.
Another waste of taxpayer money.

We have a huge potential right now in switching vehicles to Natural gas. Gas which they say we have more BTU's than Saudi Arabia, due primarily from Fracking.

Do you think we will take advantage of this huge natural resource on our own land?

[ldm]

24.2 Billion and this is only 1 of so many wasteful, useless government programs out there. Good grief. They should create a Department of Kicking People in the Ass for Stupid Idea's, and hire Chuck Norris as a sole employee. Les

[Howard]

The solution is simple. You reduce all Federal agencies budget by 30% and fire those in charge if they can no longer complete their missions. If private business has to do more with less then it should be very easy for wasteful government to do the same.

[jh]

Originally Posted by Howard

The solution is simple. You reduce all Federal agencies budget by 30% and fire those in charge if they can no longer complete their missions.

"What's in it for me?" says Mr. President, "How about if I add another 30% for them to achieve something, or anything, I then will be able to claim the credit before I step out of the office. This sounds more like what a smart guy would do!"

[ldm]

Originally Posted by jh

"What's in it for me?" says Mr. President, "How about if I add another 30% for them to achieve something, or anything, I then will be able to claim the credit before I step out of the office. This sounds more like what a smart guy would do!"

I think I would agree if you replaced the word "smart" with "corrupt". Too many politicians use our tax dollars to buy voters. Les

[Sunny Thai]

Originally Posted by ldm

I think I would agree if you replaced the word "smart" with "corrupt". Too many politicians use our tax dollars to buy voters. Les

Where I live, the poiticians show up at your door with a quart of beer and 100 Baht. Corrupt? Yes. But cheaper in the long run.