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A billion

Here's something thought provoking -

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?

Well, if you are one of 484,674 residents of New Orleans (every man, woman, child), you each get $516, 528.

Or, if you have one of the 188,251 homes in New Orleans, your home gets $1, 329,787.

Or, if you are a family of four, your family gets $2,066,012.

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