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 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 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'!

And I still have to
Press '1'
For English.

I hope this goes around the
USA
At least 100 times

What has happened to our country?????

One billion credit cards weighs as much as 78 brachiosauruses.One billion dollars in pennies would cover 14 square miles.

If you happen to be so lucky as to win the Powerball lottery jackpot, odds being 1 in 146 million, then you are well on your way to being a billionaire. Now all you have to do is win the jackpot every time for the whole year. Impossible? Surely not, why the odds are only 1 in 8 septendecillion. That’s 55 digits. If you are a string theorist, you might find those odds attractive.

Now most people will never see $1 billion themselves. If you live in the United States, there is a 1 in 800,000 chance that you’re a billionaire, which are about the same odds as winning half a million dollars playing Powerball. So ingenuity, hard work, and inheritance will net you a better rate of return than the lottery.

-wallstats.com

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[This message has been edited by cliffw (edited 11-07-2013).]

Do politicians even use Billions anymore? Too small. It's all about the Trillions now.

A billion seconds ago was 1959, the year before John F. Kennedy was elected president.

A Trillion seconds ago was 31,546 years ago.

[This message has been edited by Formula88 (edited 11-07-2013).]

quote Originally posted by Formula88: Math fail. 2 Million x 300 Million people = 600 Trillion.

I am never wrong. Once I thought I was but I was mistaken, .

Reagan happened.

Each billion - just one of them - is a thousand million.
Each trillion - just one of them - is a thousand billion.
That's the way I think of it.

Who was the guy who said "A few billion here, a few billion there, and pretty soon you're talking about a lot of money."

quote Originally posted by Chris Hodson: Reagan happened.

He sure did. From 1981 - 88 Reagan racked up deficits totaling $1.3 Trillion.
Obama did more than that in 1 year.
Using the White House's own figures, Obama is on track for deficits totaling $7.9 Trillion.

quote Originally posted by Cheever3000: Each billion - just one of them - is a thousand million. Each trillion - just one of them - is a thousand billion. That's the way I think of it. Who was the guy who said "A few billion here, a few billion there, and pretty soon you're talking about a lot of money."

Attributed to Illinois Senator Everett Dirksen but some claim he didn't make the statement.

Anyhow, it sounds like something he might have said.

http://www.dirksencenter.or..._emd_billionhere.htm

[This message has been edited by spark1 (edited 11-07-2013).]

Fast forward 2 years:

1 billion dollars buys 13 gallons of gas!

quote Originally posted by xquaid: Fast forward 2 years: 1 billion dollars buys 13 gallons of gas!

quote Originally posted by 1985FieroGT:

I must apologize for my math. I was off by a factor of 10.

In 2 years, $1 billion only buys 1.3 gallons of gas! lol......

quote Originally posted by xquaid: I must apologize for my math. I was off by a factor of 10. In 2 years, $1 billion only buys 1.3 gallons of gas! lol......

That's what our dollar will be worth if they keep printing them up out of thin air.