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??