A man owned a small farm in upstate New York. The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance 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, there are my hired hands. One has been with me for four years; the other for three. I pay them each $600 a week, plus free room and board. The cook has been here for 18 months, and I pay her $500 a month plus free room and board. Then there’s the half-wit that works here about 18 hours a day. He takes home $10 a week and I buy him a bottle of bourbon every Saturday," replied the farmer.
"That’s the guy I want to talk to — the half-wit you’re exploiting," said the agent.
The farmer said, "That would be me."
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