Hard Work
By For a couple years I’ve been blaming it on lack of sleep and too much pressure from my job, but now I found out the real reason: I’m tired because I’m overworked.
The population of this country is 331 million and 170 million are retired. That leaves 161 million to do the work. There are 105 million in school, which leaves 56 million to do the work. Of this there are 35 million employed by the federal government, leaving 21 million to do the work. 2 million are in the armed forces, which leaves 19 million to do the work. Take from the total the 14 million people who work for state and city governments and that leaves 5 million to do the work. At any given time there are 3 million people in hospitals, leaving 2 million to do the work. Now, there are 1,999,998 people in prisons.
That leaves just two people to do the work. You and me. And you’re sitting at your computer reading jokes.
I know it’s a joke, but does it have to be such and old joke? The United States population hasn’t been 237 million since the 1980’s.
Nit picker
That’s OK. It is still relevant. There was no mention of the one hundred million or so who are on government assistance, live in mom’s basement at 35yr old, and the homeless pot smokers in California and Colorado (spreading like wildfire} none of whom work. Then there are the ones who. just don’t want gainful employment. I think this makes the joke {not funny} no matter what year or decade.