Post by moneypit on Mar 23, 2006 20:56:09 GMT -5
Just a little something interesting.
A Billion!!!!! Here's some thought provoking information -
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, D.C. !!!.........................Are all your
calculators
broken?
A Billion!!!!! Here's some thought provoking information -
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, D.C. !!!.........................Are all your
calculators
broken?
