Food for thought

[Gleber2]

What is a billion in the UK






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 it's 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 Pounds ago was only
13 hours and 12 minutes,
At the rate our government
Is spending it.

Stamp Duty
Tobacco Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Income Tax

Council Tax

Unemployment Tax
Fishing License Tax
Petrol/Diesel Tax
Inheritance Tax
(tax on top of tax)
Alcohol Tax
V.A.T.
Marriage License Tax
Property Tax
Service charge taxes
Social Security 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?
Can you spell 'politicians!'

?

[fred]

What is a billion in the UK
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This is too true to be funny.

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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 it's releases.

A.
A billion seconds ago it was 1959.

I make it 1978 not 1959 at a rough estimate.

[oldchemist]

I make it 1978 not 1959 at a rough estimate.

That will be the seasonally adjusted date.

[Gleber2]

I make it 1978 not 1959 at a rough estimate.

Pedant!!!!!

[Blarney]

Don't let us get away from the very real point of your original post. It does make you think seriously about the damage that politicians can do when they are in it for what they can get out of it for themselves and to hell with the good of the nation.

[John Little]

"And our nation was one of the most prosperous in the world."


Depends what you mean by 'nation'

If you mean the ordinary people, 75% of them were working class living on the equivalent of £1.20 a week. 2.5 million of them were below that and thus below the Poverty line.

The golden age is the past is a myth.

[fred]

Pedant!!!!!

Well if we ditch income tax we might lose WWI.

[Gleber2]

"And our nation was one of the most prosperous in the world."


Depends what you mean by 'nation'

If you mean the ordinary people, 75% of them were working class living on the equivalent of £1.20 a week. 2.5 million of them were below that and thus below the Poverty line.

The golden age is the past is a myth.

You're dead right of course.

[John Little]

Lol - you must excuse my typing - my wife has used this keyboard so much that the letters on it have faded and in the case of I, E and L and N M are non-existent.

"'The Golden age of the past is a myth" is what I meant.

J