Guest guest Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 fred c asks: What is a Billion ? 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 rate our government is spending it. -- The War in Iraq Costs $315,575,076,978 See the cost in your community Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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