What is a Billion?
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> What is a BILLION??
>
> This is too true to be funny
> The next time you hear a politician use the word 'billion' in a
> casual manner, think about whether you want the 'politicians'
> spending YOUR tax money.
>
>
> A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising
> agency did a good job of putting that figure into some perspective
> in one of its releases.
>
>
> A. A billion seconds ago it was 1959.
>
> B. A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.
>
> C. A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.
>
> D. A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.
>
> E. A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the
> rate our government is spending it.
>
> While this thought is still fresh in our brain, let's take a look
> at New Orleans It's amazing what you can learn with some simple
> division
>
> Louisiana Senator, Mary Landrieu (D), is asking the Congress for
> $250 BILLION to rebuild New Orleans. Interesting number, what does
> it mean?
>
> A. Well, if you are one of 484,674 residents of New Orleans (every
> man, woman, child), you each get $516,528.
>
> B. Or, if you have one of the 188,251 homes in New Orleans , your
> home gets $1,329,787.
>
> C. Or, If you are a family of four, your family gets $2,066,012.
>
> Washington, D.C .. HELLO!!! ... Are all your calculators broken??
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> Accounts Receivable Tax
> Building Permit Tax
> CDL License Tax
> Cigarette Tax
> Corporate Income Tax
> Dog License Tax
> Federal Income Tax
> Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
> Fishing License Tax
> Food License Tax
> Fuel Perm it Tax
> Gasoline Tax
> Hunting License Tax
> Inheritance Tax
> Inventory Tax
> IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax),
> IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax),
> Liquor Tax,
> Luxury Tax,
> Marriage License Tax, Medicare Tax, < B>
> Property Tax,
> Real Estate Tax,
> Service charge taxes,
> Social Security Tax,
> Road Usage Tax (Truckers),
> Sales Taxes,
> Recreational Vehicle Tax,
> School Tax,
> State Income Tax,
> State Unemployment Tax (SUTA),
> Telephone Federal Excise Tax,
> Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax,
> Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Tax,
> Telepho NE Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax,
> Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax,
> Telephone State and Local Tax,
> Telephone Usage Charge Tax,
> Utility Tax,
> Vehicle License Registration Tax,
> Vehicle As les Tax,
> Watercraft Registration Tax,
> Well Permit Tax,
> Workers Compensation Tax.
>
> STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY ?
> Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago,
> and our nation was the most prosperous in the world.
> We had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle class in
> the world, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.
>
> What happened??? Can you spell 'politicians ???'
>
> And I still have to "press 1" for English.
>
>
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Originally Posted by BigBearSteve
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