Pauls Ponderings - December 27, 2007

With the year winding down, folks having to pay their 2006 taxes and begin worrying about their income taxes and all the constant spending by our wonderful leaders in Washington, I thought the following article I recently received via e-mail from my sister would make for some good reading today. So, read on.

This is too  true to be very 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 its  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  dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the rate our  government is spending it.
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?
A. Well, if you  are one of 484,674 residents of New  Orleans  (every man, woman, child), you each get  $516,528.
B. Or, if you  have one of the 188,251 homes in New  Orleans, your home gets $1,329,787.
C. Or, if you  are a family of four, your family gets  $2,066,012.
Washington, D.C ..  HELLO!!! ... Are all your calculators broken??
Tax his  land,
Tax his  wage,
Tax his bed in  which he lays.
Tax his  tractor,
Tax his  mule,
Teach him taxes  is the rule.
Tax his  cow,
Tax his  goat,
Tax his  pants,
Tax his  coat.
Tax his  ties,
Tax his  shirts,
Tax his  work,
Tax his  dirt.
Tax his  tobacco,
Tax his  drink,
Tax him if he  tries to think.
Tax his  booze,
Tax his  beers,
If he  cries,
Tax his  tears.
Tax his  bills,
Tax his  gas,
Tax his  notes,
Tax his  cash.
Tax him good  and let him know
That after  taxes, he has no dough.
If he  hollers,
Tax him  more,
Tax hi m until  he's good and sore.
Tax his  coffin,
Tax his  grave,
Tax the sod in  which he lays.
Put these words  upon his tomb,
'Taxes drove me  to my doom!'
And when he's  gone,
We won't  relax,
We'll still be  after the inheritance TAX!!
Accounts  Receivable Tax, Building Permit  Tax, CDL License  Tax, Cigarette  Tax, Corporate  Income Tax, Dog License  Tax, Federal Income  Tax, Federal  Unemployment Tax (FUTA), Fishing License  Tax, Food License  Tax, Fuel Perm it  Tax, Gasoline  Tax, Hunting License  Tax, Inheritance  Tax,  Inventory  Tax, IRS Interest  Charges (tax on top of tax), IRS Penalties  (tax on top of tax), Liquor  Tax, Luxury  Tax, Marriage  License Tax, Medicare  Tax, Property  Tax, Real Estate  Tax, Service charge  taxes, Social Security  Tax, Road Usage Tax  (Truckers), Sales  Taxes,   Recreational  Vehicle Tax, School  Tax, State Income  Tax, State  Unemployment Tax (SUTA), Telephone  Federal Excise Tax, Telephone  Federal Universal Service Fe e Tax, Telephone  Federal, State and Local Su rcharge Tax, Telephone  Minimum Usage Su rcharge Tax, Telephone  Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax, Telephone State and Local  Tax, Telephone Usage  Charge Tax, Utility  Tax, Vehicle License  Registration Tax, Vehicle Sales  Tax, Watercraft  Registration Tax, Well Permit  Tax, Workers  Compensation Tax.
STILL THINK  THIS IS FUNNY?
Not one of  these taxes existed 100 years ago,  and our nation  was the most prosperous in the world.    
We had  absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle class in the world,  and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.
What  happened?  Can you spell 'politicians!'
And I still  have to 'press 1' for  English.
What the heck  happened?????


May everyone have a wonderful new year, and may 2008 be the year that all (or at least part) of you’re dreams come true.