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MARCH 2010 THOUGHT OF THE MONTH
You May Also Find It Worthwhile To Look At Our LINK AND EVENTS Pages.
Hilford's Fables: How Governments Work
Once upon a time, the Government had a huge scrap yard in the middle of a
desert. After years of deliberation, the Government realized that someone
might steal from it at night. Their solution was to create a Night Watchman
position and hire a person for the job.
Then Government asked,"How can a Night Watchman do his job without
proper instruction?" Their solution was to create a Planning Department
and hire two people - one to Write Instructions and one to do Time Studies.
After a period of time, Government asked, "How can we be sure that the Night
Watchman is doing his job correctly?" Their solution was to create a Quality
Control Department and hire two people - one to do the Studies and one to
write the Reports.
Then, Government asked, "How are these people going to be paid?" Their
solution was to create a Payroll Department and hire two people - one a
Timekeeper and one a Payroll Officer.
An interim analysis of the program caused Government to ask, "Who will be
responsible for all of these people?" Their solution was to create an Administrative
Section and hire three people - one Administrative Officer, one Administrative Officer
Assistant and one Secretary.
Following the Annual Review of the program, Government announced, "We have
had this program for only one year and it is already $18,000 over budget. We must
reduce overall costs immediately."
Their solution? The Night Watchman was laid off.
The Moral of the story - take your pick....
- Government Projects never work.
- Government Projects never work logically.
- Government Projects never show profits.
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