Originally Posted by SmokingUSA

THINK ABOUT IT


Friends, Neighbors, Countrymen lend me your ears/eyes:

Please read this whole item. It mirrors what we are allowing our
Senators and Congressmen to do -- which is destroying America. 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?

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??

Tax his land, Tax his wage, Tax his bed in which he lays. Tax his
tractor, Tax his mule, Teach him taxes is the rule. Tax his cow, Tax his
goat, Tax his pants, Tax his coat.

Tax his ties, Tax his shirts, Tax his work, Tax his dirt.

Tax his tobacco, Tax his drink, Tax him if he tries to think.

Tax his booze, Tax his beers, If he cries, Tax his tears.

Tax his bills, Tax his gas, Tax his notes, Tax his cash.

Tax him good and let him know that after taxes, he has no dough.

If he hollers, Tax him more, Tax him til he's good and sore.

Tax his coffin, Tax his grave, Tax the sod in which he lays. Put these
words upon his tomb, "Taxes drove me to my doom!"

And when he's gone, We won't relax, We'll still be after the
inheritance TAX!! 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, F ood
License Tax, Fuel Permit Tax, Gasoline Tax, Hunting License 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, Utilit y 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, had the largest middle class in the world, and
Mom stayed home to raise the kids.

What happened? Can you spell 'politicians!'

And I still have to "press
1" for English.



What the heck happened???????