What happened to taxes?

Chapdog

Abreast of the situations
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 hi m 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,
TelephoneState 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.
 
And new taxes are the only thing that has happened in the last 100 years that has an effect on our country ?


Fine join a commune and grub out a living like they did 100 years ago. I would love to see you try it. heck not even any toilet paper 100 years ago.
 
P.S. they are building the houses 4ft up with the slabs.
the flood waters were 8ft high.
Your gobment at work.
 
yes, just like San Fran
Just like Galveston, Charleston
and all the California fires


Yep my point exactly, personal responsibility without govt bailout. you decide to live there you take the risks.

Heck with all the money we have spent on CA fires we could have put in a gigantic sprinkler system.

butt no just build it, burn it, build it , burn it....
Just substitute flood in there for coastal areas.
 
but should we really rebuild in a location that will get destroyed again ?
Not good business sense.

They should put up proper levees like the Netherlands. Why not allocate the billions to that project. make best in the world and give the jobs to all the people there.
 
yes, just like San Fran
Just like Galveston, Charleston
and all the California fires

Just do it right this time. The halfassed job done initially was a joke. You see places like Galveston getting battered by hurricanes almost every year, but it's been rebuilt in a way where the damage is minimal compared to what it was previously.
 
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 hi m 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,
TelephoneState 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.

A dollar is not a second, a minute, or an hour. It's all relative. If your going to spout out stuff like that, then why can't I say:

You know what a billion atoms is? Not even enough to fill up the tip of a pin.

If we had inflation to where a billion was worth a dollar, would it still be a big deal? No. That's where your argument falls flat. To any government that governs 300 million people and has inflation at about our rate, a billion is going to be a small sum, even if it is the most minute government imaginable.
 
Most people who work for a living would have a problem with that. You'll be great in about twenty years man. You need some aging.

Most people would have a problem with that. But what if we just started issuing 1 billion dollar bills, and set a billion to one, and said that any one dollar bill before that time would be worth a billion dollars. There would be no difference.
 
Hey if everything stayed in balance I would not care if a MT Dew cost $3,000.
as long as I made at least $250,000/HR.
ps do not check the math , just an example.

the problem is balance.
 
They should put up proper levees like the Netherlands. Why not allocate the billions to that project. make best in the world and give the jobs to all the people there.
Why not reuld somewhere else and restore all those wetlands that were destroyed in the first place? If the Democrats that controlled that State really cared about the environment they'd insist on this.
 
Hey if everything stayed in balance I would not care if a MT Dew cost $3,000.
as long as I made at least $250,000/HR.
ps do not check the math , just an example.

the problem is balance.

My problem with this is it's comparing dollars to seconds. I mean - it's all relative. A billion of something may be a lot, a billion of another things may not be. A billion dollars is clearly a lot of money, but using the argument "A billion dollars is a lot of money because a billion seconds is a lot of time" really doesn't cut it.
 
My problem with this is it's comparing dollars to seconds. I mean - it's all relative. A billion of something may be a lot, a billion of another things may not be. A billion dollars is clearly a lot of money, but using the argument "A billion dollars is a lot of money because a billion seconds is a lot of time" really doesn't cut it.

But saying inflation making 1 billion = 1 is also not an effective communication tool.
 
Hey if everything stayed in balance I would not care if a MT Dew cost $3,000.
as long as I made at least $250,000/HR.
ps do not check the math , just an example.

the problem is balance.

the problem with that is you have to take into account the exchange rates.
 
Why not reuld somewhere else and restore all those wetlands that were destroyed in the first place? If the Democrats that controlled that State really cared about the environment they'd insist on this.

Might be something to think about before we start running out of clean water.

I do not care how much money you have you die without water.
 
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