A friend of mine from New England was bidding for government work. He’s been out of work for several years and he’s an honest guy so his bids were accurate and came in very reasonable. For some reason he wasn’t getting the work. He wondered if his bids were too high so he sharpened his pencil and added more detail to his bid. Still no work was awarded. He wondered what was he missing, because after losing the bid he would get contacted and then hired as a subcontractor for the guys who were awarded the bids. It became obvious that he knew more about the cable industry than the guys winning the bids.

His problem is he doesn't really understand the government bid process because he is ignoring the multiplier rule. This rule has to do with how government workers think. Keep in mind that it's not their money they are spending; it's yours.

Government Bid Formula: Whenever bidding for a gov't job always multiply a reasonable bid by three.

You say what? Let’s see if I’m right. Take a trip with me to south-central Iowa and we can walk while we talk. We are at the VA in Knoxville, Iowa. How do you like the lawn? Nice huh? Kind of reminds you of money it's so clean and green. Squishy isn't it?

We might as well be in Ft. Knox, Kentucky, home of the U.S. bullion depository. You'd think with the way government has been spending money, the VA would want to save some of those non-earned tax dollars. Right? Wrong. The VA is in the news for not trying to save money. You see the VA turned down mowing company bids not because they were too high, but because they were too low. The Creative Landscaping bid to mow the VA grass for $342,000 was turned down and Crossroad's Hall's bid for $871,000 was accepted. Crossroad Hall isn't even a landscaping company, but they were awarded the job. The report indicates Crossroad’s Hall is a reception hall business and Creating Landscaping is a landscaping company.

I might be in the wrong business. You mean I can get paid $832,000 being out all day while mowing grass? I'm dumbfounded to say the least. It's time to quit the law practice and go into the landscaping business. Or maybe the reception hall business, it seems to pay better and in gold bullion.

September 3, 2010: Company Shocked By $870K Mowing Contract

Now you must be wondering if I could be right, while hoping that I’m flat out wrong. Are there two sets of rules: one for honest people and another set for government officials?  Watch this video and then listen to the explanation given by Debbie Riddle a state representative in Texas.

And you wonder why this next generation doesn’t want to work? Where is the closest tattoo parlor? I need to look like the rest of the clowns in this carnival act called government.

Which brings me to the next question of why people aren't so mad they are marching in the streets?