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(EDITED BY AUTHOR: 4/29/2006 - 9:07 a.m.) in the economics of social issues. Haven't checked all the 'rifmatic, but point is made.
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 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.
Ahhh, ain't life grand? I don't want to sound insensitive to a terrible situation, but there's pause here somewhere.
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