no propaganda please Loc: moon orbiting the third rock from the sun

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.

wings Loc: Georgia

Try that with one trillion. How bout 18 trillion.

BOHICA

Think that's bad? This is what our national debt looks like. This is from when it was a mere 15 trillion. We've added 20% to it since this video was made.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFP-2_iDYMU

no propaganda please Loc: moon orbiting the third rock from the sun

I know how bad it is. Hopefully a few people who feel we are doing fine as a nation may rethink this kind of debt. Somehow I don't think so, they are too caught up in" free" programs.

the waker Loc: 11th freest nation

Worst is that's not including all of the fees either.
You are right, all the sudden a 2 cent tax on tea isn't all that bad.
:thumbup:

MajorAhrens Loc: Myrtle Beach

NPP, unfortunately the people you're trying to reach are the very ones who think Barry is the best thing since sliced bread. Those of us with common sense know you're telling it factually. But every doubting Thomas of this country are either living with mommy and daddy or are receiving a check every month from uncle sugar. You can bet as long as the mooches get theirs they
will not rock this sinking boat. Good post and keep the sunshine on these roaches.