A man owned a small ranch in New Mexico. An agent of the New Mexico Wage & Hour Board dropped by, on a routine check to see if he was paying proper wages to his help. "I need a list of your employees and how much you pay them," said the agent.
"Well," replied the rancher, "There's my ranch hand who's been with me for 3 years. I pay him $600 a week plus free room and board. Then there's the cook. She's been here for 18 months, and I pay her $500 per week plus free room and board."
"Finally there's a half-wit who works 18 hours every day and does about 90% of all the work around here. He makes about $30 a week, pays his own room and board, and I buy him a bottle of bourbon every Saturday night."
"That's the guy I want to talk to, the half-wit,"
says the agent.
"That would be me."
replied the rancher.
"Well," replied the rancher, "There's my ranch hand who's been with me for 3 years. I pay him $600 a week plus free room and board. Then there's the cook. She's been here for 18 months, and I pay her $500 per week plus free room and board."
"Finally there's a half-wit who works 18 hours every day and does about 90% of all the work around here. He makes about $30 a week, pays his own room and board, and I buy him a bottle of bourbon every Saturday night."
"That's the guy I want to talk to, the half-wit,"
says the agent.
"That would be me."
replied the rancher.