[AT] How Much Is A Billion?

[RJK.Sr]

A billion is small potatoes, today you have to think in TRILLIONS, like 
9 trillion dollar national debit... 

Richard
West Michigan. 

On 14 Sep 2006 at 16:00, Bob McNitt wrote:

> I thought this was too good not to share.
> 
> Subject: Billion
> 
> 
> How much is a "Billion"?
> 
>  A Billion!!!!! Here's some thought provoking information
> 
>  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
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>  agency did a good job of putting that figure into some perspective in
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>  one of its releases.
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>  a. A billion seconds ago it was 1959.
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>  b.. A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.
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>  C.. A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the   Stone Age.
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>  d.. A billion days ago no one walked on the earth on two feet.
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>  e.. A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the rate
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>  our government is spending it.
> 
>  While this thought is still fresh in our brain, let's take a look at
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>  New Orleans -
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>  It's amazing what you can learn with some simple division ..........
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>  Louisiana Senator, Mary Landrieu (D), is presently asking the Congress
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>  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
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>  man, woman, child), you each get $516, 528.
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>  b.. Or, if you have one of the 188,251 homes in New Orleans, your home
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>  gets $1, 329,787
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>  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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