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Originally Posted by GodPossessed
A billion is a difficult number to comprehend
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So I guess this guy better not ever try to think about the trillions of dollars that are in the economy as a whole. I'm not sure he could handle it.
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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?
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As Chuck pointed out, it means rebuilding infrastructure, businesses, government buildings, factories, etc. not just private residences. And a hint for the math genius who wrote this spam: those things are more expensive than houses.
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[...] and Mom stayed home
to raise the kids.
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And I still have to 'press 1' for English.
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Mmmmmm... sexism and racism/xenophobia. Tasty.
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Originally Posted by ChuckF
Wow, no telephone taxes and vehicle registration taxes 100 years ago.
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Yeah... the best part about it is that there weren't any telephones or vehicles to tax in the first place! Who needs em anyway.
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Originally Posted by wildernesse
I love mythical America of times past. Back when everyone spoke English. Unless you were in a large city. Or in California. Or Texas. Etc.
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Or Louisiana, or Arizona, or parts of Pennsylvania, or the Sea Islands (SC), or an Indian reservation, or...
*ahem*
What I
meant to say was, if English was good enough for Jesus, it's good enough for me!