A man owned a small farm in South Georgia. The Wage and Hour Department
claimed he was not paying proper wages to his help and sent an social
security agent to interview him.
"You just give me a list of your employees and tell me how much you pay
them."
"All right," said the farmer. "I have a hired man. Been with me for
three years. I pay him $400 a week, plus room and board. I have a cook.
She's been here six months. She gets $300 a week plus room and board."
"Anybody else?" asked the agent as he scribbled on a note pad.
"Yeah," the farmer said. "There's a half-wit here. Works about eighteen
hours a day. I pay him ten dollars a week and give him chewing tobacco."
"Aha!" the agent roared. "I want to talk to that half-wit!"
"You're talkin' to him now," said the farmer.
claimed he was not paying proper wages to his help and sent an social
security agent to interview him.
"You just give me a list of your employees and tell me how much you pay
them."
"All right," said the farmer. "I have a hired man. Been with me for
three years. I pay him $400 a week, plus room and board. I have a cook.
She's been here six months. She gets $300 a week plus room and board."
"Anybody else?" asked the agent as he scribbled on a note pad.
"Yeah," the farmer said. "There's a half-wit here. Works about eighteen
hours a day. I pay him ten dollars a week and give him chewing tobacco."
"Aha!" the agent roared. "I want to talk to that half-wit!"
"You're talkin' to him now," said the farmer.