Guest markham51 Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 I received this email from a buddy in Canada. Obviously it has it's roots in the US with a bit of tweeking for Canada (references to our federal Capital of Ottawa, etc.) ______________________________________________________________________________ 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, & Ottawa 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 Income 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 an d 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 I still have to press '1' for English. I hope this goes around the USA & Canada at least 100 times What the heck happened????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie67 Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 Certainly a very interesting perspective. It certainly puts "Billion" into perspective Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tucker Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 That's great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shel-b001 Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 Good One . They left out GAS Guzzler Tax . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchGT500 Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 Our miljoen has 6 zeros Our miljard has 9 zeros Our biljoen has 12 zeros Our biljard has 15 zeros Our triljoen has 18 zeros Now miljoen is your million But miljard is your billion And biljoen is your trillion And biljard is your quadrillion But a pool billiard has less balls :wacko: And triljoen is your quintillion :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekheavy Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 And I still have to press '1' for English. Drives me crazy!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDT Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 I received this email from a buddy in Canada. Obviously it has it's roots in the US with a bit of tweeking for Canada (references to our federal Capital of Ottawa, etc.) ______________________________________________________________________________ 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, & Ottawa 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 Income 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 an d 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 I still have to press '1' for English. I hope this goes around the USA & Canada at least 100 times What the heck happened????? Could you please recalculate the above in "PENNIES"???????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svtkeith Posted November 27, 2008 Report Share Posted November 27, 2008 I was born a billion seconds ago.... :happy feet: :happy feet: :happy feet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackerlady2007 Posted November 28, 2008 Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 Wow! That is AMAZING! Thank you for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAD SNAKE Posted November 28, 2008 Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss Doctor Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 I was born a billion seconds ago.... :happy feet: :happy feet: :happy feet: I wasn't! :happy feet: :happy feet: :happy feet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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