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??
Tax his land,
Tax his wage,
Tax his bed in which he
lays.
Tax his tractor,
Tax his mule,
Teach him taxes are the
rule.
Tax his cow ,
Tax his goat,
Tax his pants,
Tax his coat.
Tax his ties,
Tax his shirts,
Tax his work,
Tax his
dirt.
Tax his tobacco,
Tax his drink,
Tax him if he tries to think.
Tax his booze,
Tax his beers,
If he cries,
Tax his
tears.
Tax his bills,
Tax his gas,
Tax his notes,
Tax his
cash.
Tax him good and let him know
That after taxes, he has no
dough.
If he hollers,
Tax him more,
Tax him until he's good and
sore.
Tax his coffin,
Tax his grave,
Tax the sod in which he
lays.
Put these words upon his tomb,
"Taxes drove me to my doom!"
And when he's gone,
We won't relax,
We'll still be after the
inheritance TAX!!
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 Perm it 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????? (end of bulletin)
