Paradox

I should not have said our government always hold the purse tight for health care. During the department dinner, I met YK, a previous colleague who moved to the government recently, and RW, another friend of mine who has regular interaction with extra-terrestrials.

"So, the life is good in the government ?" RW asked.

"Quite so, quite so," YK humbly replied, "The life is leisured, and the prospect seems not bad."

"Not bad ? What a term ! You are working in the most remarkable part of the entire health care system." RW chuckled.

"Eh ...?" The two of us made an inviting grunt.

My friend continued to explain, "Extra-terrestrials use a different system of logic. You know what, if their job ends up a mess, the conclusion is they do not have enough resource and manpower. In return, the government chips in more money, more people are employed, and more senior posts are created for promotion - so that they could make a bigger mess, and the cycle repeats."

I could not help smiling - thinking about what could rise to the top besides creme de la creme.