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ok. so i lifted this from an email that i received from a very good friend of mine who shares very similar views on most things......

A Billion - the true story about a Billion Dollars.

This is too true to be very 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 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 caves.
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 for repairs.
C. Or, if you are a family of four, your family gets $2,066,012.

Washington , D.C .. HELLO!!! ... Are all your calculators broken??