{"id":452,"date":"2008-11-17T05:12:12","date_gmt":"2008-11-17T05:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/conversationswithgod\/2008\/11\/a-billion-zeros.html"},"modified":"2008-11-17T05:12:12","modified_gmt":"2008-11-17T05:12:12","slug":"a-billion-zeros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/conversationswithgod\/2008\/11\/a-billion-zeros.html","title":{"rendered":"A billion zeros"},"content":{"rendered":"

The next time you hear a politician use the word ‘billion’ in a casual manner, think about
\nwhether you want the ‘politicians’ spending YOUR tax money. Have you seen this, now going around the Internet?
\nA 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.
\nA.
\nA billion seconds ago it was 1959. <\/strong>
\nB.
\nA billion minutes ago Jesus was alive. <\/strong>
\nC.
\nA billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.
\n<\/strong>
\nD.
\nA billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.
\n<\/strong>
\nE.
\nA billion dollars ago was only
\n8 hours and 20 minutes,
\n<\/strong>at the rate our government
\nis spending it.
\nWhile this thought is still fresh in our brain…
\nlet’s take a look at New Orleans …
\nIt’s amazing what you can learn with some simple division.
\nLouisiana Senator Mary Landrieu (D) is presently asking Congress for
\n250 BILLION DOLLARS
\nto rebuild New Orleans . Interesting number…
\nwhat does it mean?
\nA.
\nWell… if you are one of the 484,674 residents of New Orleans
\n(every man, woman, and child)
\nyou each get $516,528.
\nB.
\nOr… if you have one of the 188,251 homes in
\nNew Orleans , your home gets $1,329,787.
\nC.
\nOr… if you are a family of four…
\nyour family gets $2,066,012.
\nJust some things to think about…
\nHere’s some more to think about. I am going to list some taxes below…
\nAccounts Receivable Tax
\nBuilding Permit Tax
\nCDL License Tax
\nCigarette Tax
\nCorporate Income Tax
\nDog License Tax
\nFederal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
\nFishing License Tax
\nFood Licens e Tax
\nFuel Permit Tax
\nGasoline Tax
\nHunting Licen se Tax
\nInheritance Tax
\nInventory Tax
\nIRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax)
\nIRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
\nLiquor Tax
\nLuxury Tax
\nMarriage License Tax
\nMedicare Tax
\nProperty Tax
\nReal Estate Tax
\nService charge taxes
\nSocial Security Tax
\nRoad Usage Tax (Truckers)
\nSales Taxes
\nRecreational Vehicle Tax
\nSchool Ta x
\nState Income Tax
\nState Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
\nTelephone Federal Excise Tax
\nTelephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax
\nTelephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Tax
\nTelephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax
\nTelephone Recurring and Non-recurring ChargesTax
\nTelephone State and Local Tax
\nTelephone Usage Charge Tax
\nUtility Tax
\nVehicle License Registration Tax
\nVehicle Sales Tax
\nWatercraft Registration Tax
\nWell Permit Tax
\nWorkers Compensation Tax
\nNow, think about this…
\nNot one of these taxes existed 100 years ago…<\/strong>and our nation was the most prosperous in the world.
\nWe had absolutely no national debt…
\nWe had the largest middle class in the world.
\nWhat happened? <\/em>
\nCan you spell ‘politicians!’
\nAnd I still have to
\npress ‘1’
\nfor English.
\nI hope this goes around the
\nUSA
\nat least 100 times
\nWhat the heck happened????
\n(Note: the above is not my work. It was sent to me on the Internet. I had to pass it along. Comments anyone?)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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