whatever works

I have a part-time job, and yet upon examining my paycheck I realize, I work for the government, I work for the unemployed. I work for the war, I pave the roads and I fill the potholes. I put out the fires that I start, I work to keep the peace, police, love, and quiet. I work for all of these things because they work for me.

But what if they don't? Well, they still get paid.