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How Much Is A Billion?
The next time you
hear a politician use the word "billion" casually think about whether
you do, or don't, want that politician spending your tax money!!
A billion is a
difficult number to comprehend, but an advertising agency did a good job of
putting that figure in perspective in one of its releases:
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.
And....
A billion dollars
ago, was only 8 hours and 20 minutes at the rate Washington spends
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