A nice piece on Taxes....

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 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 him 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 Permit 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 Fee Tax, Telephone
Federal, State and Local Surcharge Tax, Telephone
Minimum Usage Su rcharge 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,
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.

I hope this goes around THE USA (and the world) at
least 100 times

What the heck happened?????