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How much is a "Billion"?
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 th e 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 BILLIONto rebuild NewOrleans< /B> . Interesting number, what does it mean? < FONT face= "Comic Sans MS" color=black size=6>a.. Well, if you are one of 484,674 residents of New Orleans (every man, woman, 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???? |
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