Something to think about

I did not check out any of the figures on the senators request for money to rebuild New Orleans. Some of the calculations are interesting though.

> > 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.

> > 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 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 we still have to press "1" for English.

> > I hope this goes around the USA at least 100 times
> >
> > What the
> > heck happened??