Subject: What's a billion?
Here's something thought provoking
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?
Well, if you are one of 484,674 residents of New
Orleans (every man, woman,
child), you each get $516, 528.
Or, if you have one of the 188,251 homes in New Orleans, your home
gets $1, 329,787
Or, if you are a family of four, your family gets
$2,066,012.
Washington, DC !!!...........................Are all
your calculators
broken????