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How many zeros in a billion?
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> > This is too true to be funny.
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> > The next time you hear a politician use the
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> > word 'billion' in a casual manner, think
> about
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whether you want the 'politicians'
> spending
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> > YOUR tax money.
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> > A billion is a difficult number to comprehend,
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> > but one advertising agency did a good job of
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> > putting that figure into some perspective in
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> > one of it's releases.
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> > A.
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> > A billion seconds ago it was 1959.
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> > B.
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> > A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.
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> > C.
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> > A billion hours ago our ancestors were
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> > living in the Stone Age.
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> > D.
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> > A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on
> two feet.
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> > E.
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> > A billion dollars ago was only
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> > 8 hours and 20 minutes,
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> > at the rate our government
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> > is spending it.
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> > While this thought is still fresh in our
brain...
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> > let's take a look at New Orleans .
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> > It's amazing what you can learn with some
> simple division.
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> > Louisiana Senator,
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> > Mary Landrieu (D)
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> > is presently asking Congress for
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> > 250 BILLION DOLLARS
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> > to rebuild New Orleans . Interesting number...
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> >
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> > what does it mean?
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> > A.
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Well... if you are one of the 484,674 residents of
> New Orleans
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> > (every man, woman, and child)
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> > you each get $516,528.
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> > B.
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> > Or... if you have one of the 188,251 homes in
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> >
> >
> > New Orleans , your home gets $1,329,787.
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> > C.
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> > Or... if you are a family of four...
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> >
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> > your family gets $2,066,012.
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> > Washington, D. C
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> >
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> >
> >
> >
> > < HELLO! >
> >
> >
> >
> > Are all your calculators broken??
> >
> >
> >
> > Accounts Receivable Tax
> >
> > Building Permit Tax
> >
> > CDL License Tax
> >
> > Cigarette Tax
> >
> > Corporate Income Tax
> >
> > Dog License Tax
> >
> > Federal Income Tax < BR>Federal Unemployment
> Tax (FUTA)
> >
> > Fishing License Tax
> >
> > Food License Tax
> >
> > Fuel Permit 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
> >
> > 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
> >
> > Telephone 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 Sales Tax
> >
> > Watercraft Registration Tax
> >
> > Well Permit Tax
> >
> > Workers Compensation Tax
> >
> >
> > STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?
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> >
> >
> > 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...
> >
> >
> >
> > We 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.
> >
> >
> > I hope this goes around the
> >
> >
> > USA
> >
> >
> > at least 100 times
> >
> >
> > What the heck
happened?????
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 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 it's 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 presently asking Congress for
> >
> >
> >
> > 250 BILLION DOLLARS
> >
> >
> >
> > to rebuild New Orleans . Interesting number...
> >
> >
> >
> > what does it mean?
> >
> >
> >
> > A.
> >
> >
> >
> >
Well... if you are one of the 484,674 residents of
> New Orleans
> >
> >
> >
> > (every man, woman, and 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??
> >
> >
> >
> > Accounts Receivable Tax
> >
> > Building Permit Tax
> >
> > CDL License Tax
> >
> > Cigarette Tax
> >
> > Corporate Income Tax
> >
> > Dog License Tax
> >
> > Federal Income Tax < BR>Federal Unemployment
> Tax (FUTA)
> >
> > Fishing License Tax
> >
> > Food License Tax
> >
> > Fuel Permit 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
> >
> > 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
> >
> > Telephone 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 Sales 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...
> >
> >
> >
> > We 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.
> >
> >
> > I hope this goes around the
> >
> >
> > USA
> >
> >
> > at least 100 times
> >
> >
> > What the heck
happened?????
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >