Thread: interesting

I got this in an e-mail and found it interesting and wanted to share.

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.
>
> 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), has asked 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?
>
> Tax his land,
> Tax his wage,
> Tax his bed in which he lays.
> Tax his tractor,
> Tax his mule,
> Teach him taxes is the rule.
> Tax his cow,
> Tax his goat,
> Tax his pants,
> Tax his coat.
>
> Tax his ties,!
> Tax his shirts,
> Tax his work,
> Tax his dirt.
>
> Tax his tobacco,
> Tax his drink,
> Tax him if he tries to think.
>
> Tax his booze,
> Tax his beers,
> If he cries,
> Tax his tears.
>
> Tax his bills,
> Tax his gas,
> Tax his notes,
> Tax his cash.
>
> Tax him good and let him know
> That after taxes, he has no dough.
>
> If he hollers,
> Tax him more,
> Tax him! until he's good and sore.
>
> Tax his coffin,
> Tax his grave,
> Tax the sod in which he lays.
> Put these words upon his tomb,
> "Taxes drove me to my doom!"
>
> And when he's gone,
> We won't relax,
> We'll still be after the inheritance TAX!!
>
> Accounts Receivable Tax
> Building Permit Tax
> CDL License Tax
> Cigarette Tax
> Corporate Income Tax
> Dog License Tax
> Federal Income Tax
> Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
> Fishing License Tax
> F ood License Tax
> Fuel Perm it Tax
> Gasoline Tax
> Hunting License Tax
> Inheritance Tax
> Inventory Tax
> IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax),
> IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax),
> Liquor Tax,
> Luxury Tax,
> Marriage License Tax,
> Medicare Tax,
> Property Tax,
> Real Estate Tax,
> Service charge taxes,
> Social Security Tax,
> Road Usage Tax (Truckers),
> Sales Taxes,
> Recreational Vehicle Tax,
> School Tax,
> State Income Tax,
> State Unemployment Tax (SUTA),
> Telephone Federal Excise Tax,
> Telephone Federal Universal Service Fe e Tax,
> Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Tax,
> Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax,
> Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax,
> Telephone State and Local! Tax,
> Telephone Usage Charge Tax,
> Utility Tax,
> Vehicle License Registration Tax,
> Vehicle Sales Tax,
> Watercraft Registration Tax,
> Well Permit Tax,
> Workers Compensation 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.
>

Thanks for sharing.

Obviously we're being overtaxed. The excess taxes we pay are what they're spending on illegal immigration. Services for illegals aren't free.