Subject: A BILLION This one is worth a quick read!!! > 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... > lets take a look at New Orleans... > Its 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 (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 > (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? > Can you spell > politicians! > > > > And I still > have to > Press 1 for English. > > > > I hope this > goes around the > U S A > At least 100 times > > > > What the hell > has happened to our > country????? >
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 16:50:08 +0000
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