A man owned a small farm in West Texas.
The Texas Wage and Hour Department came to visit, investigating a report he was not paying proper wages to his help.
“I need a list of your employees and how much you pay them,” demanded the agent.
“Well, there’s my hired hand who’s been with me for 3 years. I pay him $600 a week, plus free room and board. The cook has been here for 18 months. I pay her $400 a week, plus free room and board. Then there’s the half-wit that works about 18 hours a day. I pay him $10 a week and buy his chewing tobacco,” replies the farmer.
“That’s the guy I want to talk to; the half-wit,” says the agent.
The farmer says, “You are talking to him.”
Thanks, Patsey in Schenectady, NY
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