How much is $Billion?

[dan_s]

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)
> 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 the calculators broken??
>
> Building Permit Tax
> CDL License Tax
> Cigarette Tax
> Corporate Income Tax
> Dog License Tax
> Federal Income Tax (Fed)
> Federal Unemployment Tax (FU TA)
> 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 ChargeTax
> 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
> USA
> At least 100 times.
>
> What the hell has happened to our country?????