Interesting concept - I have never really stopped to think about what the values are as related to the money that our 'self serving' government spends and on what. I know the waste is beyond my comprehension and the graft and out right theft of our tax dollars is criminal.
I also know our government always wants more and more of everything, especially taxes so that our congressmen and senators are well fed at the federal troff.
This little snippet says pretty much what it means to be 'out of control' at the federal and probably all levels of government.
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, D. C <> Are all your calculators broken??
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