We’re in trouble…
The Population of this country is 300 million.
160 million are retired.
That leaves 140 million to do the work.
There are 85 million in school.
Which leaves 55 million to do the work.
Of this there are 35 million employed by the federal government.
Leaving 20 million to do the work.
2.8 million are in the armed forces preoccupied with killing Osama Bin-Laden.
Which leaves 17.2 million to do the work.
Take from that total the 15.8 million people who work for state and city governments
And that leaves 1.4 million to do the work.
At any given time there are 188,000 people in hospitals.
Leaving 1,212,000 to do the work.
Now, there are 1,211,998 people in prisons.
That leaves just two people to do the work.
You and me.
And there you are, sitting on your ass, at your computer, reading jokes.
Nice. Real nice.
Thanks Gene
What about the 18+ million illegals that take and take but don’t put in?
Yeah, what about the 18+ million illegals who came here and got our jobs because they are willing to work harder and are more dedicated to success than the rest of us fat dumb lazy idiots?
(i figure, hell, if you’re going political so will i)
i love that even after a gag about how nobody is available to work someone still posts about immigrants. if john smith is being ironic i apologise.
This, whatever it is, hangs on 160 million people being retired. The actual number according to the US Census Bureau is 36 million. This is just a patently untrue whinge about big government
Also, most people in the federal, state, and local government (aside from the senior/elected positions) actually work. I’m in the federal gov’t (National Cancer Institute). My mom is employed by her county as a librarian.
I’m a daycare worker, but I’m employed by the Federal Government. I know a farmer who works for the USDA.
Just because you work for gov’t doesn’t mean you wear a suit and tie and push paper.
Also, if that military number takes into account reservists, you’re talking about a group that usually has another job.
i hate to point this out but there was a punchline at the end read it all the way through.
and i’d like to point out that i read this AT WORK.
IT WAS A “J O K E”, PEOPLE.GET OVER IT! I DON’T THINK IT WAS INTENDED TO BE A SERIOUS ARTICLE ABOUT STATISTICAL ACCURACY.TO QOUTE THE GREAT GENE WILDER,”DON’T YOU KNOW A JOKE WHEN YOU HEAR ONE!!! p.s.–LIGHTEN UP!!!
Yeah, it’s a joke, but it’s a crappy joke. It’s hard to laugh at something with so many logical fallacies. It’s okay to understand the difference between attempted humor and refined humor and choose not to laugh at the former.