How many bureaucrats does it take to screw in a light bulb?
1) Two. One to assure the everything possible is being done while the other
screws the bulb into the water faucet.
2) Five. One to change the bulb and four to file an Environmental
Impact Statement.
3) One to spot the burned-out bulb, his supervisor to authorize a
requisition, a requisition typist, twelve clerks to file the
requisition copies, a mail clerk to deliver the requisition to the
purchasing department, a purchasing agent to order the bulb, a clerk
to forward the purchasing order, a clerk to mail-order a receiving
clerk to receive the bulb ...
4) Two. One to screw it in and one to screw it up.
5) None. We contract out for things like that.
