Four men were bragging about how smart their cats were.

The first man was an Engineer,
the second man was an Accountant,
the third man was a Chemist, and
the fourth man was a Government Employee.

To show off, the Engineer called his cat,
‘T-square, do your stuff.’
T-square pranced over to the desk,
took out some paper and pen and promptly
drew a circle, a square, and a triangle.
Everyone agreed that was pretty smart.

But the Accountant said his cat could do better.

He called his cat and said,
‘Spreadsheet, do your stuff.’
Spreadsheet went out to the kitchen and returned with a dozen cookies.
He divided them into 4 equal piles of 3 cookies.
Everyone agreed that was pretty good!

But the Chemist said his cat could do better.
He called his cat and said,
‘Measure, do your stuff.’
Measure got up, walked to the fridge,

took out a quart of milk,
got a 10 ounce glass from the cupboard
and poured exactly 8 ounces
without spilling a drop into the glass.

Everyone agreed that was pretty good.

Then the three men turned to the
Government Employee and said,
‘What can your cat do?’

The Government Employee called his cat and said,
‘Coffee Break, do your stuff.’
Coffee Break jumped to his feet…

ate the cookies…
drank the milk…
sh-t on the paper…

screwed the other three cats…
claimed he injured his back while doing so…
filed a grievance report for unsafe working conditions…
put in for Workers’ Compensation…
and went home for the rest of the day on sick leave.

AND THAT, MY FRIEND, IS WHY HEALTHCARE SHOULD NOT BE RUN BY THE GOVERNMENT!!