teeroy
Life Member
A Billion!
Here's some thought provoking information.
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?
Well, if you are one of 484,674 residents of New Orleans (every
man, woman, child), you each get $516,528.
Or, if you have one of the 188,251 homes in New Orleans, you home gets
$1,329,787. Or, if you are a family of four, your family get $2,066,012.
Washington, D.C.!!!! . . .Are all your calculators broken?????
Here's some thought provoking information.
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?
Well, if you are one of 484,674 residents of New Orleans (every
man, woman, child), you each get $516,528.
Or, if you have one of the 188,251 homes in New Orleans, you home gets
$1,329,787. Or, if you are a family of four, your family get $2,066,012.
Washington, D.C.!!!! . . .Are all your calculators broken?????