A Billion Dollars

Here is something to tax your Gray Cells!!! WhatIs A Billion?

The next time you hear a politician use the word"billion" in acasual manner, think about whether you want the"politicians" spending your tax money.A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but oneadver tisingagency did a good job of putting that figure into someperspective 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 theStone Age.

d. A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on twofeet.

e. A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20minutes, at therate our government is spending it.

While this thought is still fresh in our brain, let'stake a look at New Orleans.It's amazing what you can learn with some simpledivision.Louisiana Senator, Mary Landrieu (D), is presentlyasking the Congressfor $250 BILL ION to rebuild New Orleans. Interestingnumber...

a. What does it mean?a. Well, if you are one of 484,674 residents of NewOrleans (every man, woman, child), you each get $516,528.

b. Or, if you have one of the 188,251 homes in NewOrleans, 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 calculatorsbroken??

Tax his coffin, Tax his grave, Tax the sod in which helays.Put these words upon his tomb, "Taxes drove me to mydoom!"And when he's gone, We won't relax, We'll still be afterthe

Inheritance TAX!!
Accounts Receivable
TaxBuilding
Permit TaxCDL
License TaxCigarette TaxCorporate
Income TaxDog License Tax
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax
(FUTA)Fishing License TaxFood License Tax
Fuel Permit Tax
Gasoline Tax
Hunting License
TaxInheritance
TaxInventory
TaxIRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax)IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Luxury Tax
Marriage License Tax
Medicare TaxProperty Tax
Real Estate Tax
Rec reational Vehicle Tax
Road Usage Tax (Truckers),
Service charge taxes
Social Security Tax
Sales Taxes
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

COMMENTS:Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago and therewas prosperity, absolutely no national debt, the largestmiddle class in the world and Mom stayed home to raisethe kids. What the hell happened?