What is a BILLION?

A billion is a difficult number to comprehend

(According to Google, there is more than one definition of a billion - regardless, it is enormous)

This may help you contemplate the immensity of numbers this figure represents the next time you hear a politician use the word BILLION in relation to taxes

A billion seconds ago it was 1959

A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive

A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age

A billion days ago no one walked the earth on two feet

Our government is spending a billion dollars every 8 hours and 20 minutes

Here's an example using a recent American situation:

Louisiana Senator, Mary Landrieu (D), is presently asking the Congress for $250 BILLION to rebuild New Orleans

Of 484,674 New Orleans residents, every man, woman, and child would each receive $516,528.00

Of the 188,251 homes in New Orleans, each home would receive $1,329,787.00

Each family of four would receive $2,066,012.00

WE NEED TO GET INVOLVED TO MAKE SURE OUR TAX DOLLARS ARE SPENT WISELY