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Jah Ji

Sat 15 Apr, 2006


A billion

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The next time you hear a politician use the word <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>"billion"<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> in a casual <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> manner,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> think about whether you want the <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>"politicians"<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> spending your tax money.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>
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<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>:<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> A billion is a difficult number to comprehend,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> but one advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure into some perspective in one of its releases:<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>
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<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>:<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> a.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> A billion seconds ago it was 1959.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>
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<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>:<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> b.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>
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<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>:<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> c.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>
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<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>:<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> d.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>
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<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>:<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> e.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> at the rate our government is spending it.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>
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<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>:<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> While this thought is still fresh in our brain,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> let's take a look at New Orleans <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>-<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> It's amazing what you can learn with some simple division <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>
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<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>:<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> Louisiana Senator,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> Mary Landrieu <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>(D)<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> is presently asking the Congress for <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>$250 BILLION to rebuild New Orleans.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>
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<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>:<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> Interesting number,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> what does it mean?<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>
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<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>:<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> Well,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> if you are one of 484,674 residents of New Orleans <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>(every <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> man,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> woman,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> child)<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> you each get <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>$516,528.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>
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<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>:<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> Or,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> if you have one of the 188,251 homes in New Orleans,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> your home gets <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>$1,329,787 <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>
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<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>:<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> Or,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> if you are a family of four,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> your family gets <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>$2,066,012.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>
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<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>:<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> Washington,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> D.C.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>!<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>!<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>!<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>.Are all your calculators broken?<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>?<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>?<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>?<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>
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<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>:<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> DC answers:<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> What's a calculator?<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>