This is too true to be very 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??
 Consider all the many taxes we are liable for
 through a life-time....
 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
 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 Fe e 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 of 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
 
What the heck happened????