How many zeros in a billion? This is too true to be funny.

[Red James Cash]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]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. [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]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. [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] A billion seconds ago it was 1959. [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive. [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age. [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet. [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the rate our government is spending it. [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]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. [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Louisiana Senator,Mary Landrieu (D) is presently asking Congress for 250 BILLION DOLLARS to rebuild New Orleans . Interesting number.... what does it mean? [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Well... if you are one of the 484,674 residents of NewOrleans (every man, woman, and child) you each get $516,528. [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Or... if you have one of the 188,251 homes in New Orleans , your home gets $1,329,787. [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Or... if you are a family of four... your family gets $2,066,012. Washington , D. C [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]HELLO! Are all your calculators broken?? [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Accounts Receivable Tax [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Building Permit Tax [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]CDL License Tax [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Cigare tte Tax [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Corporate Income Tax [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Dog License Tax [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Federal Income Tax Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA) [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Fishing License Tax [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Food License Tax [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Fuel Permit Tax [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Gasoline Tax [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Hunting License Tax [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Inheritance Tax [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Inventory Tax [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax) [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax) [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Liquor Tax [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Luxury Tax [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Marriage License Tax [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Medicare Tax [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Property Tax [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Real Estate Tax [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Service charge taxes [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Social Security Tax [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Road Usage Tax (Truckers) and soon car's! [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Sales Taxes [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Recreational Vehicle Tax [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]School Tax [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]State Income Tax [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]State Unemployment Tax (SUTA) [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Telephone Federal Excise Tax [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Tax [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Telephone State and Local Tax [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Telephone Usage Charge Tax [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Utility Tax [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Vehicle License Registration Tax [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Vehicle Sales Tax [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Watercraft Registration Tax [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Well Permit Tax [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Worke rs Compensation Tax [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY? [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][B]Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago.. and our nation was the most prosperous in the world. [/B][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][B]We had absolutely no national debt... We had the largest middle class in the world... and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.[/B] [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]What happened? [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Can you spell 'politicians!' [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]And I still have to press "1" for English. [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]I hope this goes around the USAat least 100 times [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]What the heck happened?? [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

 

[onfire]

You forgot the tax on millionaires and billionaires

 

[austin]

I didn't think there was a tax on millionaires and billionaires. Ok Red, if Mary gets her way I'm moving to New Orleans to get my money. Then I can afford to pay all those taxes you listed except the dog lic. tax because I don't have a dog. And yes, it is funny. It's a joke on us because we elected the politicians.