How many zeros in 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 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.
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
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 topress ’1′
for English. I hope this goes around the
USA
at least 100 times \m/
WOW
Reply to LorraineThat was my initial reaction too. Now imagine if you apply the current amount our newest fearless, saudi king bowing, euro apologizing, mexico partner in blaming USA, cross covering at G tech, pro death of still live abortion, pro big government,cocaine using, leader obama – maniac has signed us up for 7+ TRILLION which happens to be almost 20x the amount of American currency in current circulation it boggles the mind.
The awakening of the American civilians has finally begun! 2010 is right around the corner. It is time for change that is better for “we the people” instead of better for everyone else in the world but us.
Power to the people!
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While New Orleans is still waiting for their check, which is that what they have been doing since Katrina. Nebraska, Iowa, North Dakota, North Carolina, California, Florida, even Alabama and Mississippi residents all banded together and picked up the pieces as a community. They never asked for the Buses to come get them, never blamed George Bush for the tornados, floods, hurricanes, earth quakes, and fire storms. Instead of banding together like a community what they did was victimize their own in a time of need by raping, robbing, kidnapping and molesting children, and killed one another. If that’s not appalling enough I have a friend who closed up his construction company in Florida and volunteered his time to help rebuild their homes. They thought he had his crews payroll and beat him beyond recognition. They deserve a 1500 lb daisy cutter right in the middle of that cesspool. You cant get contractors in there and they just screw their own. That is why the Louisianan coast line is still full of ram shackles and piles of lumber.
Reply to DanoI found the article absolutely fascinating, interesting, and mind blowing in its facts. Saying that, I always find it very interesting all the anger in the response from Jimi and Dano, what gives boys. We can show the people where they are being misled and misguided, but dodn’t let the anger overtake you. It negates some of your statement power. (that was a mama comment)
Reply to MOMI just call them as I see them. You libs don’t listen to reason so maybe a little assertion will right the ship.
But you are like someone that is agnostic in their faith except with you it is with politics. You agree with all the conservative values yet you easily get persuaded by the biased media reports and what the liberal friends of yours brainwash into your head.
I grew up with these conservative values that I preach entrenched in me by both you and Dad. Yet you both have set aside your morals for the popular trend.
But I bet as Obama’s popularity continues to sink so will your support. As will a lot of other voting Americans when they realize the seriousness of the mistake they made casting the vote that they did.
Remember I am never wrong
Reply to JMosLove you “little one” but I lost my faith in the Bush administration, so I am looking for a change. I will give Obama a try. Stop snickering, I saw that.
Reply to MOMI do love you my “little one”, but you must stop that snickering, I saw that.
Reply to MOMJmos’s mom mom mom, that is exactly the bait they expected the masses to take. Congratulations you fell for the biggest con in the history of the world.
Lets see how this works: Bush was so bad lets vote against him even though he is not running … hmmm … what a great intellectual thought process that is
Earth to humans, Bush was not running. And the things that were not right with his administration are the very things that barrack is doing 10 fold.
Bush kept us safe, as commander in chief that was his #1 responsibility.
I am not a bush apologists as he was way too liberal. But he was not apologizing to the world all the while telling the American public how bad they have become.
When he went on nation tours he came back with something. Barrack did not get 1 single soldier from another country to help in Afghanistan. He did not get one thing accomplished that a president should.
But if he was a rock star he succeeded as he had thunderous applause from the same brain washed masses that brought Europe into it’s current nanny state.
When you are done with the msnbs and the Clinton News Network talking head parrot quotes and have something to actually back your support then we can talk.
I know I do not stand alone when I say HELLO MCFLY the Bush term is OVER. Change for the worse is NOT change we want. Cutting off your nose to spite your face proves nothing.
Other than your legacy will be that you were one of many that fell for the biggest scam in the history of earth and you left your grand children and great grand children to flip the bill.
So Mrs. I want change. In retrospect, as the news channels are doing, 100 days in and what do you see happening that is a change for the better? 10 trillion dollars of your kids money? Don’t mimic the he inherited it as the deficit was at a nice round tril. He did not double it nor did he triple it. In his first 100 days he managed to put on the books more tax payers money than every other previous president COMBINED!
Change is what is left in everyone’s wallet.
This is getting long winded and I can go on all night but I will stop as without even seeing your face I can tell you have starry eyes and are convinced everything this man does is right.
I still have to ask one more time. Name 1 thing of substance, for the people of the US, that he has accomplished or is in the process of accomplishing?
I know my list of proven failed policies is getting as long as Bush’s was but it took Bush 8 years to accumulate that.
BTW where are all the jobs that the stimulus package, that could not even be reviewed it had to be passed early on a Sat morning or the world would be doomed, was going to produce. And if the answer is it takes time to develop then why could the country not wait just 2-3 more days to review the plan? BECAUSE 75% OF IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH STIMULATING ANYTHING OTHER THAN BIGGER GOV!
So? how do you explain unemployment continues to rise. Do you see the point yet?
ahhhhh useless, if that was all it took you would not be as naive as you are right now.
So ostrich, how does it feel in your twilight years to know that your generation, once credited as the most productive generation in American history gets to go out destroying what the founding fathers worked so hard to build?
Realize one thing, as the world (mostly tax and spend world) is dieng an economic death one nation, a communist one at that, and an evil one, is emerging from the ashes…China…and the reason is????
They adopted the Reagan plan for economic stimulus, drop capital gains tax! Now all the money in the world is funneling into their market because it is the one that has the highest earning potential now with the tax cuts…..duh….economics 101 here people
Good night
Reply to JoeObama did not create the mess this country is in. He is the President only what, four months. He is trying to clean up the mess left behind from the previous president. That takes time. Give him a chance. I am not a democrat. I am not a republican. I am an independent.
Reply to MOMYou can claim anything you want but you are not independent. If there was a liberal party that is you. An independent woulds not have the gall to think that more gov control and more gov spending is what you do to fix what gov control and spending created in the first place.
Do you even realize what you are saying? As it still just sounds like a parrot repeating what it hears but having no idea what it means.
BTW did I call it or what? You are using the he inherited excuse. Reagan inherited a worse economy look what he did. They are using, in the words of Hilary herself, not letting a good disaster go to waste. Instead they use it to wrongfully pass bills and blame the previous administration on it.
The one thing the parrot heads don’t do is explain how increasing spending and taxes fixes a recession. What is the economic theory behind it? But I imagine you won’t explain it either as you can’t because you have nothing to repeat from msnbs…
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