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Old March 11th, 2008, 03:32 PM   #1
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What is a Billion?


What ia a Billion?

A. A billion seconds ago it was 1974.

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.
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Old March 11th, 2008, 03:41 PM   #2
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wow. Great perspective.
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Old March 11th, 2008, 03:50 PM   #3
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That is great perspective. Good post, O.
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Old March 11th, 2008, 03:58 PM   #4
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What ia a Billion?

A. A billion seconds ago it was 1974.

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.
Or, 1000 millionaires..... Is that the top 2% that are going to get taxed out the ying/yang....
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Old March 11th, 2008, 04:07 PM   #5
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Old March 11th, 2008, 04:16 PM   #6
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F. A billion posts ago Redstorm started his rant.
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F. A billion posts ago Redstorm started his rant.

LOL.. I wish I had a billion posts.. then maybe I would get some respect.
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LOL.. I wish I had a billion posts.. then maybe I would get some respect.
Trust me, post count doesn't get one respect. I've tried that route.

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Trust me, post count doesn't get one respect. I've tried that route.

It just gets you the Presidency.
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Is a trillion a thousand billion? Or a million billion?
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or a million million
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By the way....

The National Budget has been close to 2 trillion the past few years. That doesn't include what's being spent on the war.

Soooo.... since at the rate the the original claim comes to about 1 trillion a year, the reality actually is....

E. A billion dollars ago was only about 4 hours, at the rate our government is spending it.
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