How many zeros in a billion?
 

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How many zeros in a billion?
This is too true to be 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 press 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
13 hours and 12 minutes,
At the rate our government
is spending it.


Building Permit Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Income Tax
GST
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel Permit Tax
Petrol/Diesel Tax
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Inventory Tax
(tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Luxury Tax
Marriage Licence Tax
Payroll Tax
Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Service charge taxes
Capital gains Tax
Social Security Tax
Road Usage Tax
Local Tax
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Workers Compensation Tax

STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?

Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago...
And our nation was one of the most prosperous in the world.

We had absolutely no national debt...
We had the largest middle class in the world...
And Mum stayed home to raise the kids.

What happened?



I hope this goes around
Australia
At least 100 times.
What the hell happened?????

Using "Ben Franklin's" this is a billlion dollars.

[IMG]http://www.pagetutor.com/trillion/pallet_x_10.jpg[/IMG]

Want to see the US stimulus package at around a Trillion?


[IMG]http://www.pagetutor.com/trillion/pallet_x_10000.jpg[/IMG]

Yes that little red mark is the person standing next to it.

It's unfathomable how much a billion actually is...

"I want to be a billionare... so fricken baaad"

This is an unknown number of bikini clad women. Clearly more attractive than tax.

[img]http://www.beijingolympicsfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/bikini-clad-women-set-guiness-record-photo-3.jpg[/img]

apg39 wins

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x2 for Apg39 :D

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[QUOTE=apg39;478847]This is an unknown number of bikini clad women. Clearly more attractive than tax.[/QUOTE]


Not once the government brings in the compulsory bikini tax. I heard them talking about bikini taxing on the radio the other day, and it's supposed to hurt a lot.

hahahah. nerd wins.

+1 for bikini clad women

an American or British billion?

[url]http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/page/114[/url]

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How many is a billion?

In British English, a billion used to be equivalent to a million million (i.e. 1,000,000,000,000), while in American English it has always equated to a thousand million (i.e. 1,000,000,000). British English has now adopted the American figure, though, so that a billion equals a thousand million in both varieties of English.

The same sort of change has taken place with the meaning of trillion. In British English, a trillion used to mean a million million million (i.e. 1,000,000,000,000,000,000). Nowadays, it's generally held to be equivalent to a million million (1,000,000,000,000), as it is in American English.[/quote]