Your Tax Dollars At Work

[Rooster]

Your Tax Dollars At Work
A fable. Or is it?

Once upon a time the government had a vast scrap yard in the middle of a desert.

Congress said "Someone could steal from this yard at night." So they created a night watchman's position (GS-4 level) and hired a person for the job.

Then Congress said, "How does the watchman do his job without instruction?" So they created a planning position and hired two people-one person to write the instructions (GS-12 level) and one person to do time studies (GS-11level).

Then Congress said, "How will we know the night watchman is doing the tasks correctly?" So they created a Q. C. position and hired two people-one to do the studies (GS-9 level) and one to write the reports (GS-11 level).

Then Congress said, "How are these people going to get paid?" So they created a timekeeper position (GS-9 level) and a payroll officer (GS-11 level).

Then Congress said, "Who will be accountable for all of these people?" So they created administrative positions and hired three people, an Administrative Officer (GS-13 level), an Assistant Administrative Officer (GS-12 level), and a Legal Secretary (GS-8 level).

Then Congress said, "We have had this command in operation for one year, and we are $18,000 over budget. We must cutback overall costs."

So they laid off the night watchman.

 

[Guest]

Brewcracy at its best.

 

[soileddove]

That example remids me of that movie Pentagon Wars.
Very funny and gives you prime examples of how your tax dollars are wasted every year on the whims of generals, admirals etc.

 

[Rooster]

*bump*

 

[Karen Kraft]

Your Tax Dollars At Work
A fable. Or is it?

Once upon a time the government had a vast scrap yard in the middle of a desert.

Congress said "Someone could steal from this yard at night." So they created a night watchman's position (GS-4 level) and hired a person for the job.

Then Congress said, "How does the watchman do his job without instruction?" So they created a planning position and hired two people-one person to write the instructions (GS-12 level) and one person to do time studies (GS-11level).

Then Congress said, "How will we know the night watchman is doing the tasks correctly?" So they created a Q. C. position and hired two people-one to do the studies (GS-9 level) and one to write the reports (GS-11 level).

Then Congress said, "How are these people going to get paid?" So they created a timekeeper position (GS-9 level) and a payroll officer (GS-11 level).

Then Congress said, "Who will be accountable for all of these people?" So they created administrative positions and hired three people, an Administrative Officer (GS-13 level), an Assistant Administrative Officer (GS-12 level), and a Legal Secretary (GS-8 level).

Then Congress said, "We have had this command in operation for one year, and we are $18,000 over budget. We must cutback overall costs."

So they laid off the night watchman.

You forgot the part where they hired the Booz, Allen & Hamilton management consulting firm and paid $249,999 for a report on Background and Understanding as well as Technical Approach, with options.

 

[TurdFergeson]

Tax Dollars come from work, but they go to everything but actual work.

Interesting.