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How many zeros in a billion?
This is too true to be funny.=20
The next time you hear a politician use the=20
word 'billion' in a casual manner, think about=20
whether you want the 'politicians' spending=20
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=20
one of it's releases.=20
A.
A billion seconds ago it was 1959.=20
B.
A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.=20
C.
A billion hours ago our ancestors were=20
living in the Stone Age.=20
D.
A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.=20
E.=20
A billion dollars ago was only=20
8 hours and 20 minutes,=20
at the rate our government
is spending it.=20
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)=20
is presently asking Congress for=20
250 BILLION DOLLARS
to rebuild New Orleans . Interesting number...
what does it mean?=20
A.
Well... if you are one of the 484,674 residents of New Orleans=20
(every man, woman, and child)=20
you each get $516,528.
B.
Or... if you have one of the 188,251 homes in=20
New Orleans , your home gets $1,329,787.=20
C.
Or... if you are a family of four...
your family gets $2,066,012.=20
Wa****ngton, D. C=20
< HELLO! >
Are all your calculators broken??
Accounts Receivable Tax=20
Building Permit Tax=20
CDL License Tax=20
Cigarette Tax=20
Cor****ate Income Tax=20
Dog License Tax=20
Federal Income Tax < BR>Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)=20
Fi****ng License Tax=20
Food License Tax=20
Fuel Permit Tax=20
Gasoline Tax=20
Hunting License Tax=20
Inheritance Tax=20
Inventory Tax=20
IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax)=20
IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)=20
Liquor Tax=20
Luxury Tax=20
Marriage License Tax=20
Medicare Tax=20
Property Tax=20
Real Estate Tax=20
Service charge taxes=20
Social Security Tax=20
Road Usage Tax (Truckers)=20
Sales Taxes=20
Recreational Vehicle Tax
School Tax=20
State Income Tax=20
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)=20
Telephone Federal Excise Tax=20
Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax=20
Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Tax=20
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax
Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax=20
Telephone State and Local Tax=20
Telephone Usage Charge Tax=20
Utility Tax=20
Vehicle License Registration Tax=20
Vehicle Sales Tax=20
Watercraft Registration Tax=20
Well Permit Tax=20
Workers Compensation Tax=20
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...=20
We had the largest middle class in the world...=20
and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.=20
What happened?
Can you spell 'politicians!'=20
And I still have to=20
press '1'=20
for English.=20
I hope this goes around the=20
USA=20
at least 100 times=20
What the heck happened!?!?!
Sometimes my love of the arcane combined with my wry sense humor =
tends to make me sound like a radical.
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
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<B><BR>YOUR tax money.</B></SPAN><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'"><BR>A=20
billion is a difficult number to comprehend,<BR>but one advertising =
agency=20
did a good job of</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">=20
<B>putting that figure into some perspective in</B> <B><BR>one of =
it's=20
releases.</B> <BR><BR><B><BR></B></SPAN><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">A.</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">A=20
billion seconds ago it was 1959.</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">=20
<BR><B><BR></B></SPAN><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">B.</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">A=20
billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">=20
<BR><B><BR></B></SPAN><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">C.</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">A=20
billion hours ago our ancestors were</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">=20
<B><BR>living in the Stone Age.</B> <BR><B><BR></B></SPAN><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">D.</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">A=20
billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two =
feet.</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">=20
<BR><B><BR></B></SPAN><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: #cc0000; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">E.=20
</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: #cc0000; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">A=20
billion dollars ago was only </SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: #cc0000; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">8=20
hours and</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: #cc0000; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">=20
<B>20 minutes, </B></SPAN><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: #cc0000; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">at=20
the rate our government</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: #cc0000; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">is=20
spending it.</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: #cc0000; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">=20
</SPAN><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><I><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">While=20
this thought is still fresh in our brain...</SPAN></I></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><I><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">let's=20
take a look at New Orleans ...</SPAN></I></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><I><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">It's=20
amazing what you can learn with some simple =
division.</SPAN></I></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'"><BR><B>Louisiana=20
Senator,</B></SPAN><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">Mary=20
Landrieu (D) </SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">is=20
presently asking</SPAN></B><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">=20
</SPAN></B><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">Congress</SPAN></B><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">=20
</SPAN></B><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">for=20
</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: #006600; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">250</SPAN></B><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">=20
BILLION DOLLARS</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">to=20
rebuild New Orleans . Interesting number...</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">what=20
does it mean?</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">=20
<BR><B><BR></B></SPAN><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">A.</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">Well...=20
if you are one of the 484,674 residents of New Orleans =
</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">(every=20
man, woman, and child) </SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">you</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">=20
<EM><B><U><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">each</SPAN></U></B></EM><B> get=20
</B></SPAN><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: #006600; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">$516,528.</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'"><BR><B><BR></B></SPAN><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: 'Ge =
orgia'">B.</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">Or...=20
if you have one of the 188,251 homes in <BR>New Orleans , your home=20
gets</SPAN></B><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: #006600; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">=20
$1,329,787.</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">=20
<BR><B><BR></B></SPAN><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">C.</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">Or...=20
if you are a family of four...</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">your=20
family</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">=20
<B>gets </B></SPAN><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: #006600; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">$2,066,012.</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">=20
</SPAN><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'"><BR>Wa****ngton,=20
D.</SPAN></B><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">=20
</SPAN></B><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">C</SPAN></B><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">=20
</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'"><=20
</SPAN></B><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">HELLO!</SPAN></B><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: #ff6600; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">=20
</SPAN></B><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">></SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">Are=20
all your calculators broken??</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black"><BR></SPAN></B><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">Accounts=20
Receivable Tax</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">=20
<B><BR>Building Permit Tax</B> <B><BR>CDL License Tax</B> =
<B><BR>Cigarette=20
Tax</B> <B><BR>Cor****ate Income Tax</B> <B><BR>Dog License Tax</B>=20
<B><BR>Federal Income Tax < BR>Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA) =
<BR>Fi****ng License Tax <BR>Food License Tax <BR>Fuel Permit Tax=20
<BR>Gasoline Tax <BR>Hunting License Tax <BR>Inheritance Tax =
<BR>Inventory=20
Tax <BR>IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax) <BR>IRS Penalties =
(tax on=20
top of tax) <BR>Liquor Tax <BR>Luxury Tax <BR>Marriage License Tax=20
<BR>Medicare Tax <BR>Property Tax <BR>Real Estate Tax <BR>Service =
charge=20
taxes <BR>Social Security Tax <BR>Road Usage Tax (Truckers) =
<BR>Sales Taxes=20
<BR>Recreational Vehicle Tax<BR>School Tax <BR>State Income Tax =
<BR>State=20
Unemployment Tax (SUTA) <BR>Telephone Federal Excise Tax =
<BR>Telephone=20
Federal Universal Service Fee Tax <BR>Telephone Federal, State and =
Local=20
Surcharge Tax <BR>Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax<BR>Telephone =
Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax <BR>Telephone State and =
Local Tax=20
<BR>Telephone Usage Charge</B></SPAN><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">=20
</SPAN></B><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">Tax=20
<BR>Utility Tax <BR>Vehicle License Registration Tax <BR>Vehicle =
Sales Tax=20
<BR>Watercraft Registration Tax <BR>Well Permit Tax <BR>Workers =
Compensation=20
Tax <BR></SPAN></B><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'"><BR></SPAN></B><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georg =
ia'">STILL THINK=20
THIS IS FUNNY?</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'"><BR></SPAN></B><B><I><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">Not=20
one of these taxes existed 100 years ago...<BR>and our nation was =
the most=20
prosperous in the world.</SPAN></I></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><I><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'"><BR>We=20
had absolutely no national debt... </SPAN></I></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><I><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">We had=20
the largest middle class in the world... </SPAN></I></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><I><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">and=20
Mom stayed home to raise the kids</SPAN></I></B><B><I><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">.=20
</SPAN></I></B><B><I><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'"><BR></SPAN></I></B><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'"><BR>What=20
happened?</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">Can=20
you spell 'politicians!' </SPAN></B><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'"><BR></SPAN></B><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #c33b26; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'"><BR></SPAN></B><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: #cc0000; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial =
Black', 'sans-serif'">And=20
I still have to </SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: #cc0000; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial =
Black', 'sans-serif'">press=20
'1' </SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: #cc0000; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial =
Black', 'sans-serif'">for=20
English.</SPAN></B><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">=20
<BR></SPAN></B><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'"><BR>I=20
hope this goes around </SPAN></B><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">the</SPAN></B><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">=20
</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 36pt; COLOR: #cc0000; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">U</SPAN></B><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 36pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">S</SPAN></B><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 36pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">A=20
</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">at=20
least 100 times</SPAN></B><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">=20
<BR></SPAN></B><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'"><BR></SPAN></B><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'">What=20
the heck happened!?!?!</SPAN></B></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', =
'serif'"></SPAN></B> </P></FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2><BR>Sometimes my =
love of the=20
arcane combined with my wry sense humor tends to make me =
sound=20
like a=20
radical. </FONT></STRONG></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HT=
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