Trust Your Calculator.. Not Your 'Politician'

The next time you hear a politician use the word 'billion' in a casual manner, think about whether you want that politician spending YOUR tax money.

A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but let's put that figure into some perspectives:

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 Ages.

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 the rate the U.S. 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 simple division.  Louisianna Senator, Mary Landrieu (D), is presently asking 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 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 your calculators broken?

STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?  One hundred years ago, taxes did not exist in the U.S. and America was the most prosperous nation in the world.  The United States Of America 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 you still have to 'press 1' for English.  What the heck happened?