There once was a speedy private enterprise Hare who bragged about how fast he could run. Tired of hearing him boast, Slow and Steady, the government Tortoise, challenged him to a race. All the animals in the forest gathered to watch.
The Hare ran down the road for a while and then and paused to rest. He looked back at Slow and Steady and cried out, “How do you expect to win this race when you government folks are walking along at your slow, slow pace?”
The Hare bragged about the $10,000 Christmas bonus he got and the 8 per cent increase in pay. He also bragged about the company car the company let him use.
When the the Tortoise and the Hare were in high school, the Hare said he would be a millionaire, live on the beach, and have three cars and a boat. The Hare told the Tortoise he would never be a millionaire if he worked for the government.
He told the Tortoise, "I don't need a union to win this race."
The Hare stretched himself out alongside the road and fell asleep, thinking, “There is plenty of time to relax.” That slow Tortoise will never catch me. I'm too slick for that reptile.
Slow and Steady, the Hare, walked and walked. He knew he would need a masters degree to get promoted so he went to school at night. He also got some certifications. He never, ever stopped until he came to the finish line.
Right before the hare came to the finish line, the Hare's employer, Mega-Corp told the hare that he was now fifty and making more than $50,000 per year. The corporation was laying him off and replacing with a younger worker who will work for half that.
"BTW, Mega-Corp is also moving its headquarters and operations to Bangalore," said the Hare's HR person.
The animals who were watching cheered so loudly for Tortoise and they woke up Hare after he fainted from the bad news of his lay-off.
The Hare stretched and yawned and began to run again, but it was too late. The Tortoise was already over the line.
After that, the Hare always reminded himself, “Don’t brag about your lightning pace, for Slow and Steady won the race! He realised that he had bought into right wing corporate malarkey when the went to work 35 years ago.
But the Hare was mad and bitched that the tortoise cheated. The Hare joined the Tea Party because he was envious of the government worker who came out ahead in the long haul.
The Hare said, "I'm sure my unemployment compensation is paying for that government worker's salary.
The Tortoise responded to the Hare, "You wanted to get rich quick and never invested in your education. You chose poorly and I chose wisely. That's why I won the race."
Don't blame the government for you problems, blame that 'fly-by-night' corporation you had worked for.
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