Posted on 08/23/2006 7:45:37 AM PDT by econjack
America : 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 billion seconds ago it was 1959... A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive... A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet... 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?
(a) 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.
He's simply saying that he knows everything, that's all. River rat and Joan Kerry are smarter than us. They would never live someplace that is threatrened by nature such as San Francisco to earthquakes, or Sacramento which is surrounded by levees protecting the entire city from spring floods. They are smart. We are dumb. Live with it.
Hey Uncle Sham! Good to hear from you. I wondered if you were still around. Gets frustrating doesn't it?
You had better get ready for the truth. The truth is that all of us are being robbed left and right by an uncontrollable monster called the U.S. government. It's not going to change one bit, regardless of how you feel about "your" money or how I feel about "my" money. Get used to it, or be prepared to take heart pills for the rest of your life. Remember, once they've stolen it from you, it isn't "yours" ever again.
I don't frustrate easy but some of these posters really do push the limits. Don't let em get to you. Our lives are bigger than this forum. :-)
First, there are responsibilities of the federal gov't that deserve public support...things economists call social overhead capital; often those things the private market cannot, will not, or should not provide (e.g., national defense, a legal system, etc.) I don't mind paying for those. It's where the federal gov't infringes on those things the private sector can provide that makes me think the federal gov't oversteps its bounds.
Second, I refuse to think that I am disenfranchised from the Republic and its processes. While you and I may be "a lone voice in the wilderness", each of us can voice dissent and collectively have an impact...I believe that. I think the Fair Tax proposal and its discussion is evidence of that. To say: "It's not going to change one bit" is to give up without trying...something I'm loathe to do and I hope others feel the same. Perhaps, someday, you, too, will change your mind.
I did. I used to be just like you. The constitution is toilet paper, don't you understand? They take it out now and then to make you feel warm and cozy, then they ignore that it even exist.
Post #15 totally nailed it
Wow, strawman arguments. I'm impressed!
No, I really don't think so, or you wouldn't have given up. But then, I don't think you have given up, either. Otherwise, why would you be posting on this site?
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