Saturday, November 1, 2008

What is in a billion?


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.


- 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 DOLLARSto rebuild New Orleans. Interesting number...what does it mean?


-Well... if you are one of the 484,674 residents of New Orleans (every man, woman, and child) you each get $516,528.


-Or... if you have one of the 188,251 homes in New Orleans , your home gets $1,329,787.


-Or... if you are a family of four...your family gets $2,066,012.

Washington , D. C <>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


Federal Unemployment Tax


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


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

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!'

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