| 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 billion seconds ago it was 1959.
>> A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.
>> A billion hours ago our ancestors were
>> Living in the Stone Age
>> A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.
>> 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)
>> Was 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??
>> Building Permit Tax
>> CDL License Tax
>> Cigarette Tax
>> Corporate Income Tax
>> Dog License Tax
>> Federal Income Tax (Fed)
>> Federal Unemployment Tax (FU TA)
>> 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
>> (And to think, we left British Rule to avoid so many taxes)
>> 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?
