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 "should" 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
Gift 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)
Recreational Vehicle Tax
Sales 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 .. I still have to press '1' for English.
WTF happened ???
That ole black magic !!!
*I* say bring back the Window Tax!
(The Window Tax was introduced in the middle ages to raise money for the
King's
coffers. I.O.W, the more Windows you had in your home, the more tax you
paid).
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Possibly why it's also called 'The Dark Ages'. Everybody went back to
living in
caves again?
Hagar Money is relative. I can see Tiger having a billion bucks,and a
rocket that takes man to the moon,but when those Mafia republicans say
each of those 5 shuttle toilets cost $25,000,000 I find that hard to
relate go figure Bert
> *I* say bring back the Window Tax!
>
Friggin' skank ho. Some bitches already charge money for
looking through the glass.