How Government Grows
“I have today appointed Greg
Deck as mayor of the mountain resort of Jumbo,” government minister Bill
Bennett told a press conference in British Columbia. “I have also
appointed Nancy Huginin and Steve Ostrander to assist him as councilors. True,
Jumbo has no inhabitants, buildings or roads. But we do have a mayor, and
that’s a good start.”
Environmentalists
are not amused. “This new ski resort may have no net benefit. We think that the
people of BC will start asking some serious questions when they realise they
are paying the salaries of a mayor and councillors to govern an area inhabited
solely by grizzlies and goats.”
H/T Artemis Funds Weekly
I'm applying for a position as sheriff or dog catcher, can I telecommute to a place that doesn't exist?
ReplyDeleteI have elected myself Mayor of my manor. It's only sixty square metres and I don't have that many powers, but it's a power trip fo' sho'.
ReplyDeleteIn breaking news I have declined to draw my $1m salary.
inhabited by grizzlies and goats? sounds like westminster
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