I wish this for funny, but it's not

[Dog]

     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 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),
    is presently asking the Congress for
    $250 BILLION
    to rebuild New Orleans . Interesting number,
    what does it mean?

     
    A.
    Well, if you are one of
    484,674 residents of
    New Orleans
    (every man, woman, 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??

     

     
    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
    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.

     
    STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?
    Not one o f these taxes existed 100 years ago,
    and our nation was the most prosperous in the world.
    We had absolutely no national debt, 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.

     
    I hope this goes around the
     
    USA
     
    at least 100 times

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 

     
       

[peternap]

That's mind boggling!

Next, he needs to figure a trillion.

[Jens]

Wow, that was amazing.  Inspired, even.

[sparks]

When you have a minute or two ya might find this interesting.........something for everyone..

http://www.fourmilab.ch/uscode/26usc/www/contents.html


I hope you don't find it too taxing.




sparks

[peternap]

Damn Sparks....give a little warning next time. That's like opening a page and seeing a picture of Janet Reno....NAKED!

[sparks]

A naked J Reno is the least of our problems.



sparks

[Dog]

Our state gas tax just went up another .19 per gallon! 

[Squirl]

Interesting.  Makes you think. 
A little balance to this.
A billion dollars is relative to the value of the dollars.  A billion yen or a billion peso's doesn't amount to a hill of beans.  The problem is we are on our way to those currencies.

New Orleans reconstruction wasn't just for its residents.  I think it is an irresponsible way to build a city.  The problem is it is the major shipping point for the whole Mississippi and gulf coast.  The money wasn't just for the benefits of the residents but most farmers that ship grain out of the midwest.

The liquor tax may not have been 100 years ago, but some kind of tax on it was.