JUST WHAT IS A BILLION???

JUST WHAT IS A BILLION???

Now here's a reality check!
This is too true to be very 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 (USA - but Canada is not too far behind them, I'm sure).
 
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 , is presently asking the Congress for $250 BILLION to rebuild New Orleans.  Interesting number, what does it mean?
 
A.  Well, if you are one of 484,674 residents of New Orleans (every man, woman, 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.
 
(NOTE:  I do not know the source of these figures - quoting as I received them in the email sent to me - but somehow I get the feeling that they are probably not far off the mark, when you consider what Mr. G.W. Bush is handing out to people in the US to try to stimulate an economy that is nearing (or maybe already in) recession - any wonder why???)

Washington , D.C ., Ottawa, Canada.... HELLO!!! ...
 
Are all your calculators broken??
 
Tax his land,  Tax his wage,
Tax his bed in which he lays.
Tax his tractor, Tax his mule,
Teach him taxes is the rule. 
Tax his cow, Tax his goat,
Tax his pants, Tax his coat,
Tax his ties, Tax his shirts,
Tax his work, Tax his dirt, 
Tax his tobacco, Tax his drink,
Tax him if he tries to think 
Tax his booze, Tax his beers,
If he cries, Tax his tears. 
Tax his bills,  Tax his gas,
Tax his notes, Tax his cash.
Tax him good and let him know
That after taxes, he has no dough. 
If he hollers, Tax him more,
Tax him until he's good and sore. 
Tax his coffin, Tax his grave,
Tax the sod in which he lays. 
Put these words upon his tomb,
'Taxes drove me to my doom!'
And when he's gone, We won't relax,
We'll still be after the inheritance TAX!!

(Author unknown/unspecified in the email I got
- but I'm happy to pass this on to anyone who will
take the time to read it).

STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?

No taxes existed 100 years ago,  
We had absolutely no national debt,
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. (at least in Canada!)

Oh, and I think it might be worth noting that in Canada, one billion looks like this:  1,000,000,000 - I'm not too sure if it is the same in the USA or elsewhere.

Have a nice day!!!