What Is A Billion?

WHAT IS A BILLION?

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>>Here is something to tax your Gray Cells!!!

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>>What Is A Billion?

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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.

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>>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.

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>>a. A billion seconds ago it was 1959.

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>>b. A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.

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>>c. A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.

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>>d. A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.

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>>e. A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the

>> rate our government is spending it.

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>>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 the Congress

>>for $250 BILLION to rebuild New Orleans. Interesting number...What

>>does it mean?

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>>a. Well, if you are one of 484,674 residents of New Orleans (every

>> man, woman, child), you each get $516,528.

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>>b. Or, if you have one of the 188,251 homes in New Orleans, your

>> home gets $1,329,787.

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

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>>Washington, D.C .. HELLO!!! ... Are all your calculators broken??

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>>SEE TAX STRUCTURE BELOW. (This is too true to be very funny).

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>>Tax his land,

>>Tax his wage,

>>Tax his bed in which he lays.

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>>Tax his tractor,

>>Tax his mule,

>>Teach him taxes is the rule.

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>>Tax his cow,

>>Tax his goat,

>>Tax his pants,

>>Tax his coat.

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>>Tax his ties,

>>Tax his shirts,

>>Tax his work,

>>Tax his dirt.

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>>Tax his tobacco,

>>Tax his drink,

>>Tax him

>>If he tries to think.

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>>Tax his booze,

>>Tax his beers,

>>If he cries,

>>Tax his tears.

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>>Tax his bills,

>>Tax his gas,

>>Tax his notes,

>>Tax his cash.

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>>Tax him good and let him know

>>That after taxes, he has no dough.

>>If he hollers, Tax him more,

>>Tax him until he's good and sore.

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>>Tax his coffin,

>>Tax his grave,

>>Tax the sod in which he lays.

>>Put these words upon his tomb,

>>"Taxes drove me to my doom!"

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>>And when he's gone,

>>We won't relax,

>>We'll still be after the

>>Inheritance TAX!!

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>>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

>>Recreational Vehicle Tax

>>Road Usage Tax (Truckers),

>>Service charge taxes

>>Social Security Tax

>>Sales Taxes

>>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

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>>COMMENTS:

>>Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago and there

>>was prosperity, absolutely no national debt, the largest

>>middle class in the world and Mom stayed home to raise

>>the kids. What the heck happened?