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), 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 could 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?
Armando,
Talk about perspective...this sheds light onto the picture!!! Thanks, Fran
I can't say that I'm familiar with the specific proposal that you mentioned, but if you've been to the Gulf Coast lately you'd know that there is something totally fuxked up going on.
How can it be that in one of the wealthiest countries in the world that one of our great cities is left to rot? I visited the Gulf Coast about a month ago and we didn't see much recovery other than the casino's and the Waffle Houses!
We need to stop worrying about rebuilding Baghdad and start worrying about rebuilding the Gulf Coast!
Bob Mitchell
ValueList Real Estate Services, Inc.
Hi Orlando,
I tried to look this information up. I know that it will be very expensive to do the "fix" so that there is not another flood--but this doesn't seem right. If you have a bill number, will you please share it? That is the only way we can take action by attacking a bill by its number. Thank you.
Thank you all for your comments!
Leslie, I couldn't find the bill # either, sorry!
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