Something someone sent me :D
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 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 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 |
roflmao. i agree with every single one of those points.
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haha that was pretty sweet
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yeah that's a good read. good post man.
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Thanks, maybe I should move to NO ???
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good post thanks
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Excellent point, mate!
Here's some interesting points about the US federal income tax's history...
Here's a thought. Didn't all those homeowners pay insurance? I know I do. How is it that people pay year in and year out for insurance - yet when something like this comes along the insurance companies cry foul then we, the tax payers, shell out??? That, to me, is a serious miscarriage of justice. Currently, the Iraq/Afghan war alone is costing the US $16 billion an month. That's $192 billion a year. Estimates are that it's costing each household just over $100 a month to fund it. Wouldn't that be nice to keep that $100 instead of seeing a soldier lose his legs for a people not strong enough to demand and fight for thier own freedoms? Don't you like how I mingle up the threads? lol Still a good point ;) |
Would have been better had they left the racial/cultural jab out.
I am not going to pretend that I know what's going on these days in New Orleans, but I can suggest that it isn't just the price of homes that would be repaired. Loss of businesses need to be considered, as well as the enormous cost of repairing INFRASTRUCTURE. Plumbing, electricity, roads etc... there's a whole lot more destroyed than 3 bedroom bungalows. :P Again, not saying that 250b is a valid figure, I'm just trying to keep this from being a little narrow-minded. And the seconds since 1959 bit was pretty eye opening. People who have a billion dollars... it's like making 60 bucks an hour (post-tax) working 24 hours a day since '59. That's awesome. |
totally agree with the "press 1 for english". That sh!t pisses me off. It has nothing to do with the other language choice(s). It's the fact that there even is a choice. This is an english speaking country, for now, if you don't wanna learn the language then leave. Hell if we wanna be all pc and eo then where the hell are the "press 2 for cantonese" or "press 3 for hindi" choices?
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^ LOL
Hey palidari why must you always ruin a good laugh??? Think about this.....how much does it take to run our Military on a monthly basis without being at war and then subtract that from how much were spending now. Hypotheticaly what would that # be??? You see we still have to fund the military they're just in Iraq doing their training instead of here......make any sense??? |
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