[Mishmash] This is interesting

[Hugh Gigante]

Think about this (from a friend):

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?? 
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