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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 walked the Earth.
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 look at New Orleans ...
It's amazing what you can learn with some simple
division.
Louisiana
Senator,
Mary Landrieu
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 (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 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'!
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