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  by Anonymous |

  Jun 09, 2008(2 months ago) |

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  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??
  
  Accounts Receivable Tax
  Building Permit Tax
  CDL License Tax
  Cigarette Tax
  Corporate Income Tax
  Dog License Tax
  Federal Income Tax
  Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
  Fishing License Tax
  Food License Tax
  Fuel Permit Tax
  Gasoline Tax
  Hunting Licen se 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 Tax
  Vehicle Sales Tax
  Watercraft Registration Tax
  Well Permit Tax
  Workers Compensation Tax
  
  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...
  
  What happened?
  Can you spell 'politicians!'
  
  And I still have to
  press "1"
  for English.
  
  I hope this goes around the
  USA
  at least 100 times
  
  What the heck happened?????
  
  

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  by americausa |

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  I have been out of work since November 2007. My unemployment benefits have run out. My money has run out. I unable to obtain employment and need more time to continue my search for employment. I am at risk of losing my car. Gas prices continue to rise daily. I am highly skilled in my field. My State Rhode Island is one of the hardest hit with unemployment. I am 53 old and have worked hard all my life. I've paid taxes all my life, and this is how my country is treating me. Unbelievable. The Senate, House and President continue to play games as peoples life's are put in jeopardy. Totally disgusting. So all the extra time that I am not spending on looking for employment, I will dedicate to making sure any politician that votes nay on not extending unemployment insurance will be out of a job their next term by informing the public of their decision in every forum available. I will encourage others to do so as well. It is time in this country for the people to take control of their government again and take it out of the hands of the uninformed, out of touch, uncompassionate, ignorant, greedy, self absorbed fools that are the true terrorists ruining this country. Pass a fxxkxxg bill extending unemployment benefits or you will be out of a fxxkxxg job!!!!!!!!!

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  I don't owe you money for not working. I'm very sorry that you can't find a job in your field, but you need to realize that unemployment money is charity not an entitlement. I feel that people who expect me to work so that they can be picky about taking a job (at least you could get a job in fast food--I've had to do so before) are the ones who are uninformed, out of touch, selfish, ignorant, greedy, and self-absorbed. Maybe you have to sell your house. I have worked all my life too and I have never been able to afford a house. Why should I pay your mortgage? You need to remember that when you are talking about taking money, "The government" is just the same as "your neighbors." How is it that we owe you more unemployment?
  
  If there weren't so many people taking charity from the government, you would have been able to save more money and you would not have run out, because the government wouldn't have taken so much.
  
  If you are successful and people who support allowing wage-earners to keep their own money are put out of a job, they at least will find new jobs.
  
  If you asked for sympathy, I'd readily give it to you. If you asked me for compassion, I would probably give that too, if I knew more of the circumstances. If you asked for charity, I might even send you a check. But if you want me to send that check by way of the government, and then you want to tell me that you have an absolute right to that check and I owe you that check because you used to work, well, I'd rather not. Where's the thanks for your neighbors having given you money for six months already?

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