YOUR tax money...

[Henry Hawk]

From an email circulating around....




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??

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
Food 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 Su rcharge Tax,
Telephone Minimum Usage Su rcharge 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.




What the heck happened?????

[awol]

From an email circulating around....


What the heck happened?????

100 years ago...

The average life expectancy in the U.S. was 47 years.
 
Only 14 percent of the homes in the U.S. had a bathtub.
 
Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.
 
A three-minute call from Denver to New York City cost eleven dollars.
 
There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S., and only 144 miles of paved roads.
 
The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.
 
Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily populated than California.
 
With a mere 1.4 million people, California was only the 21st most populous state in the Union.
 
The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower!
 
The average wage in the U.S. was 22 cents per hour.
 
The average U.S. worker made between $200 and $400 per year.
 
A competent accountant could expect to earn $2,000 per year, a dentist $2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.
 
More than 95 percent of all births in the U.S. took place at home.
 
Ninety percent of all U.S. doctors had no college education. Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press and by the government as "substandard."
 
Sugar cost four cents a pound.
 
Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen.
 
Coffee was fifteen cents a pound.
 
Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used borax or egg yolks for shampoo.
 
Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from entering into their country for any reason.
 
Five leading causes of death in the U.S. were:
 
1. Pneumonia and influenza 2. Tuberculosis 3. Diarrhea 4. Heart disease 5. Stroke
 
The American flag had 45 stars.
 
Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii, and Alaska hadn't been admitted to the Union yet.
 
The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was only 30!
 
Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and ice tea had not been invented yet.
 
There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.
 
Two out of every 10 U.S. adults could not read or write.
 
Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school.
 
Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at the local corner drugstores. Back then the pharmacist said, "Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health."
 
Eighteen percent of households in the U.S. had at least one full-time servant or domestic help.
 
There were about 230 reported murders in the entire U.S.
 

[awol]

oh, and there had yet to be a world war.

[Bo D]

From an email circulating around....




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.

And this is why you should check out those circulating e-mails before you post them.

A. A billion seconds ago it was 1959. Nope - 1972

B. A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive. Not unless Jesus lived to be nearly a hundred years old.

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/trivia/billions.asp

[Monroe]

And this is why you should check out those circulating e-mails before you post them.

A. A billion seconds ago it was 1959. Nope - 1972

B. A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive. Not unless Jesus lived to be nearly a hundred years old.

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/trivia/billions.asp

Wow!  That changes everything. 

Get a new calculator for Christmas?  Do you think this makes you look smart?

Do you actlually SPECALIZE in missing the point?

[IYT]

Do you actlually SPECALIZE in missing the point?

As awol would say, oh the irony.  (not about the misspelled word but about missing the point)

[Bo D]

When someone uses falsehoods to support a position, does it not weaken or even destroy the position?

[Henry Hawk]

When someone uses falsehoods to support a position, does it not weaken or even destroy the position?

It was supposed to be more on the witty side....NOT truly condeming anything..........it WAS more the point than the facts attached

it seems to me that sometimes we get to caught up in trying to attack issues and people instead of just having fun for what they are...imo

[awol]

As awol would say, oh the irony.  (not about the misspelled words but about missing the point)

ftfy!

kewl, thanks for invoking the word of awol, i feel so SPECIAL.

[Bo D]

It was supposed to be more on the witty side....NOT truly condeming anything..........it WAS more the point than the facts attached

it seems to me that sometimes we get to caught up in trying to attack issues and people instead of just having fun for what they are...imo

Sorry Henry. I didn't do that as an attack on you. It's just that I'm a stickler for detail (unlike our friend above    who thinks it's ok to fudge the facts and attack on a personal basis)

Remember! God is in the details! 

And who was it who said "If you repeat a lie often enough, the people will believe it" or something like that?

[Henry Hawk]

 

[followsthewolf]

Wow!  That changes everything. 

Get a new calculator for Christmas?  Do you think this makes you look smart?

Do you actlually SPECALIZE in missing the point?

Actlually, we SPECALIZE in tbrying to be accuraqte anmd not jumst yeawninnng aboumt some umessless embmial thamt come flyming amroumd teh imtranet.

Nume ob usz amb smert eneff two git teh pint. Or quart.

[Sandy Eggo]

Actlually, we SPECALIZE in tbrying to be accuraqte anmd not jumst yeawninnng aboumt some umessless embmial thamt come flyming amroumd teh imtranet.

Nume ob usz amb smert eneff two git teh pint. Or quart.

Sprichst du Englisch?

[IYT]

Nume ob usz amb smert eneff two git teh pint. Or quart.

quart please

[followsthewolf]

Aculally, we SPECALIZE in qwarts.

Bank yew berry mudge.