DAM: A story of government

The government built a dam and upon completion they hired a dam operator to control water flows and power output. Since they now had a payroll, they hired a secretary to do the time cards, etc. Because they now had two or more employees, they put an administrator on staff. Having three employees or more required them to put a human resources officer on staff. Now they had to have an EEO compliance person and a dam safety supervisor. Finally, because of the larger office required and the site landscaping they had to hire a janitor, maintenance supervisor, and an arborist.

The evil Republicans came into office and cut their dam budget. The severe cut prompted the government to do a two-year study and formulate a plan to meet the required cost reduction. Their final solution to reduce the dam budget was to transfer the dam operator to another branch of government.

CRAIG HEILMAN

Coeur d’Alene