WastedTimes A billion |
| Author: | Jah Ji [ Sat 15 Apr, 2006 ] |
| Post subject: | A billion |
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???? : DC answers: What's a calculator? |
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