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Re: How many zeros in a billion ?

Group: alt.philosophy · Group Profile
Author: bigfletch8
Date: Jul 3, 2008 18:25

On Jul 4, 9:03 am, "S e a n" waffle.com.au> wrote:

> A Billion seconds ago, it was 1976, not 1959.

There are no "seconds"...only "firsts"

>
> The bill for the Iraq War ............. $300 billion? $500 billion? $900 Billion

Value of oil in Kazakhstan? 5.2 trillion.

Not a bad investment.

>
> or 2.5 million refugees and homeless, and tens of thousands DEAD as a doornail?

Collateral damage. They would have died anyway. (My latest 'anti hero'
is Denny Crane from Boston Legal. Cap'n Kirk has evolved :-)..I can
almost hear him say that about collateral damage !!!

>
> Life's Good. :)

Particularly their 60" plasma, HD for under $3000.
You could get a free 'waffle' maker if you negotiated :-)

BOfL

> "curmudgeon" bresnan.net> wrote in messagenews:zp6dnXlQJ4YoyfDVnZ2dnUVZ_qrinZ2d@bresnan.com...
>
> How many zeros in a billion?
> This is too true to be 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 it's 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 Congress for
>
> 250 BILLION DOLLARS
>
> to rebuild New Orleans . Interesting number...
>
> what does it mean?
>
> A.
>
> Well... if you are one of the 484,674 residents of New Orleans
>
> (every man, woman, and 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 < BR>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...
>
> We 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!?!?!

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