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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...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 Corporate Income Tax Cigarette Tax Dog License Tax Federal Income Tax Fishing License Tax Food License Tax Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA) Fuel Permit Tax Gasoline Tax Hunting License Tax Inheritance Tax Inventory 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 Sate Income Tax Telephone Federal Excise Tax Utility Tax Vehicle Sales Tax Vehicle License Registration Tax Watercraft Registration Tax Well Permit Tax Workers Compensation Tax Scool Tax IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax) IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax) State Unemployment Tax (SUTA) Recreational Vehicle Tax Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax Telephone State & Local Tax Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Tax
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax Telephone Usage Charge Tax
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?????
