U.S. TAXES

    • 1912 posts
    March 5, 2008 11:22 PM GMT
    This is too true to be very funny . . .


    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 your brain, let's take a look at New Orleans; it's amazing what you can learn with some simple division . . .

    Louisiana Senator, Mary Landrieu, 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 the 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,
    T ax 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 'til 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 se 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 Un iversal Service Fe e Tax,
    Telephone Federal, State and Local surcharge Tax,
    Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge 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,
    Water craft 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, 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.

    I hope this goes around THE
    USA at least 100 times.

    What the heck happened?????
    • 19 posts
    March 6, 2008 8:54 AM GMT
    She wants $250 Billion to rebuild New Orleans?

    You could take it - brick by brick - to the moon and rebuild it there for that kind of money!
    Think of the views!
    No atmosphere though.
    • 1912 posts
    March 6, 2008 9:05 PM GMT
    P.S. Everyone hates the big oil companies because of the huge profits they make. They paid $80 Billion in taxes last year.

    Politicians like to play class envy and have the little guy believe they are out to help them. Thing is the politicians just want more money to spend, the lower income people are meaningless because they can't supply enough money. Also the politicians are better off if people are dumb, which low income people tend to be because of lack of education. If more people had some smarts they would run these idiots out of office.

    My 2 cents worth.

    Marsha
    • 2017 posts
    March 6, 2008 8:27 PM GMT
    Holy cow! I thought America was the land of opportunity. I guess it is if you collect taxes.

    Nikki
    • 734 posts
    March 9, 2008 4:32 AM GMT
    Hey Marsha,

    Thanks for an interesting thread - its good to see politicians are the same the world over!

    By the way, you'd need a lot of '2 cents worth' to reach a billion dollars...

    Much love

    Rae xx