The Rancher

[my73charger]

A man owned a small ranch in New Mexico.
The New Mexico Wage & Hour Dept. claimed he was not paying proper
wages to his help and sent an agent out to interview him.

"I need a list of your employees and how much you pay them,"
demanded 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.

The cook has been here for 18 months, and I pay her $500 per week
plus free room and board.

Then there's the half-wit who works about 18 hours every day and
does about 90% of all the work around here.
He makes about $10 per 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.