Not sure how true this is but if it is...Well??

Toolfan66

An email I received...



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??

Building Permit Tax
CDL License Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Dog License Tax
Federal Income Tax (Fed)
Federal Unemployment Tax (FU TA)
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 T ax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Watercraft Registration Tax
Well Permit Tax
Workers Compensation Tax
(And to think, we left British Rule to avoid
so many taxes)

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.

kawizx9r

Edit: Nvm

messiah

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/trivia/billions.asp

Apparently this is not a new email. Here's what the money was supposed to be going for:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
09/22/05

Louisiana Senators Introduce Hurricane Katrina Recovery Package

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., and David Vitter, R-La., today introduced the Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief and Economic Recovery Act, a comprehensive piece of legislation to provide long-term relief and much-needed assistance to the people of Louisiana and the Gulf Coast as they work to recover and rebuild the region.

"This unprecedented national tragedy will require an unprecedented national response," said Sen. Landrieu. "It will require unity, passion and bold innovative thinking, and a strong commitment from the federal government. Today, I am proud to stand with my partner, Senator Vitter, to introduce this legislation that shows in its very essence the promise that the federal government is going to stand with the people of Louisiana and give the tax payers who have been devastated by this disaster the support they deserve."

"The entire Louisiana Congressional delegation has been working together on all of the major help that we're going to need from the federal government since Hurricane Katrina hit. We've focused on not just short-term relief, but the medium- and long-term recovery needed by Louisiana and the Gulf Coast," said Sen. Vitter. "I am pleased to introduce this legislation in the Senate with my colleague Senator Landrieu, which represents specific, concrete initiatives to help our state's recovery efforts."

The Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief and Economic Recovery Act calls for substantive future federal investments in state, local and private sectors. A bipartisan and bicameral effort supported by the entire Louisiana delegation, companion bills have been and will be introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.

"While it is extremely important to rebuild Louisiana's infrastructure, it is equally vital that we create jobs for our people," said Sen. Vitter. "I'm particularly interested in making sure this recovery is led by the private sector as much as the public sector, which is why this legislation includes tax relief for families, tax credits for businesses, depreciation and other tax incentives to make sure we get businesses and jobs back to southeast Louisiana."

"This legislation is the first step to Louisiana being rebuilt by Louisianians," said Sen. Landrieu. "This package and the bold new ideas included in it are not coming down from Washington, but up from Louisiana. We have heard the ideas of all people in the state: our statewide elected officials, our local leaders, our business and labor organizers, our faith-based community, our first responders, and many more. Truly, out of the muddy waters of our flood ravaged state, this package was born."

For a summary of the legislation, please visit the Senators' websites this afternoon at http://landrieu.senate.gov and http://vitter.senate.gov.

Whether or not the full amount of 250 billion was approved, I have no idea. I also have no idea what this has with "tea-baggers".

bobman1235

Lasareath wrote: »

I sent it out to some friends and one responded with this:

This is typical tea-bagger nonsense, playing word games, offering wrong information and even offering outright lies.

Both sides lie to get their point across, and both sides think they're the only ones justified in doing so. Your friend is a huge hypocrite.

AsSiMiLaTeD

This thread is pointless