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"ByLine with Dan Betzer" Program #2226
Release Monday, April 15, 2002
"Taxing Philosophical"
REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION.
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Happy Income Tax Day! I do not mind paying taxes at all.
It is a privilege to live in this great country. I have traveled
to over fifty countries and I will tell you, the red, white, and
blue always looks awfully good to me!
Sometimes, in real affection, we like to kid our leadership.
This dandy was sent in by a listener:
Once upon a time, the government had a vast scrap yard in
the middle of a desert. Congress said, "Someone might steal
from it at night." So, they created a night watchman post and
hired a guy. 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 his 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 the following positions: a time keeper and a payroll
officer, and hired two people.
Then Congress said, "Who will be accountable for all 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 operation for
one year and we are $18,000 over budget. We must cut
back overall costs."
So--you guessed it--they laid off the night watchman!
But in all seriousness, God bless this great country. Today,
we must pay up.
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