What is a billion?

[lilsecret]

This is too true to be funny.

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.

A billion seconds ago it was 1959.

A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.

A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.

A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.

A billion pounds ago was only 13 hours and 12 minutes at the rate our government is spending it.

Building Permit Tax
CigaretteTax
Corporate Income Tax
Dog License Tax
Income Tax
Unemployment Tax
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel Permit Tax
Petrol/Diesel Tax
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Inventory Tax
(tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Luxury Tax
Marriage License Tax
Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Service charge taxes
Social Security Tax
Road Usage Tax
Local Tax
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Workers Compensation Tax

Still think this is funny?
Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago and our nation was one of the most prosperous in the world. We had absolutely no national debt... We had the largest middle class in the world.

What went wrong?

[jackthehat]

.............and quite a few of those are American taxes.............

[sahida]

well WE brits do like to be policed by the Americans, and nothings free in this World!!

[joggerjayne]

So ... it's quite a lot then !

Tiger Woods is quite wealthy !!!