For a couple years I've been blaming it on lack of
>sleep, not enough sunshine, too much pressure from my
>job, earwax build-up, poor blood or anything else I
>could think of. But now I found out the real reason:
>I'm tired because I'm overworked.
>
>Here's why:
>
>The population of this country is 273 million.
>
>140 million are retired.
>
>That leaves 133 million to do the work.
>
>There are 85 million in school.
>
>Which leaves 48 million to do the work.
>
>Of this there are 29 million employed by the federal
>government.
>
>Leaving 19 million to do the work.
>
>2.8 million are in the armed forces busy with keeping
>us safe from terrorists.
>
>Which leaves 16.2 million to do the work.
>
>Take from the total
>the 14.8 million people who work
>for state government.
>
>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
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