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.

 

haha that was pretty sweet

 

yeah that's a good read. good post man.

 

Thanks, maybe I should move to NO ???

 

good post thanks

 

Excellent point, mate!

Here's some interesting points about the US federal income tax's history...

• In 1913 the tax rate was 1% on taxable net income above $3,000 ($4,000 for married couples), less deductions and exemptions. It rose to a rate of 7% on incomes above $500,000.
• During World War I the top rate rose to 77%; after the war, the top rate was scaled down to a low of 25%.
• During the Great Depression and World War II, the top income tax rate rose again. In the Internal Revenue Code of 1939, the top rate was 75%. The top rate reached 94% during the war and remained at 91% until 1964.
• In 1964 the top rate was decreased to 70% (1964 Revenue Act), then to 50% in 1981 (Economic Recovery Tax Act or ERTA).
• The Tax Reform Act of 1986 reduced the top rate to 28%, at the same time raising the bottom rate from 11% to 15% (in fact 15% and 28% became the only two tax brackets).
• During the 1990s the top rate rose again, standing at 39.6% by the end of the decade.
• The top rate was cut to 35% and the bottom rate was cut to 10% by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA).

Hey Ghetto...

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 **** 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?

 

^ 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???