What is a Billion?

[DKW 86 7,892]

The next time you hear a politician use the words "billion" casually,

think about whether you want that politician spending your tax money.

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A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising

agency did a good job of putting that figure into perspective in one of

its

releases:

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A billion seconds ago, it was 1959.

A billion minutes ago, Jesus was alive.

A billion hours ago, our ancestors were living in the Stone Age. A

billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the rate

Washington spends it.

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The Democrats are complaining on how long the war is taking but

consider

this:

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It took less time to take Iraq than it took Janet Reno to take the

Branch Davidian compound. That was a 51-day operation. It took less time

to find Saddam's sons in Iraq than it took Hillary Clinton to find the

Rose Law Firm billing records. It took less time for the 3rd Infantry

Division and the Marines to destroy the Medina Republican Guard than it

took Teddy Kennedy to call the police after his Oldsmobile sunk at

Chappaquiddick. It took less time to take Iraq than it took to count the

votes in Florida!!!!!!

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Isn't our military GREAT !

[Ranger12 53]

HOOOAAAA!!!!! Good post!

[DKW 86 7,892]

Sent to me by an older Marine in my church.

[rexbo 104]

A billion seconds ago, it was 1959.

A billion minutes ago, Jesus was alive.

A billion hours ago, our ancestors were living in the Stone Age. A

billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the rate

Washington spends it.

This comparison points out how much more valuable our time is than our money...