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TAXES 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 1976. 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 brains, 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 $515,810. B. Or, if you have one of the 215,091 homes in New Orleans , your home gets $1,162,298. C. Or, if you are a family of four, your family gets $2,063,240. Washington, D.C .. HELLO!!! ... Are all your calculators broken??
Tax his land, Tax his tractor, Tax his cow, Tax his ties, Tax his tobacco, Tax his booze, Tax his bills, Tax him good and let him know, If he hollers, Tax his coffin, Put these words upon his tomb, And when he's gone,
Accounts Receivable Tax
STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY? Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago, and our nation was the most prosperous in the world. We 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 I still have to 'press 1' for English. What the heck happened????? |
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