ENLIGHTENMENT:

I became confused when I heard the word 'service' used with these agencies:

Internal Revenue 'Service'
U.S. Postal 'Service'
Cable TV 'Service'
Civil 'Service'
State, City, County & Public 'Service'
Customer 'Service'

This is not what I thought service meant. But today, I overheard two farmers talking, and one of them said he had hired a bull to service a few cows.

BAM!!! It all came into focus. Now I understand what all those agencies are doing.

I hope that you are now just as enlightened as I am.

Yes. We're from the government and we're here to 'serve' you.