There is a cut and paste of an e mail I received from a friend
From this Taxes should be reduced....
Subject: What is a Billion?
You may well have already seen the information set out below but it is worth another look. The next time you hear a politician use the word 'billion' in a casual manner, think about what the figure actually means.
A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but an advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure into some perspective .
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 Pounds ago was only 13 hours and 12 minutes, at the rate our government is spending it.
On the other hand we pay... Stamp Duty Tobacco Tax Corporation Tax Income Tax Council Tax National Insurance Tax Fishing Licence Tax Petrol/Diesel Tax Inheritance Tax (tax on top of tax) Alcohol Tax V.A.T. Marriage Licence Tax Property Tax Service charge taxes Social Security Tax Vehicle Licence Registration Tax Vehicle Sales Tax Workers Compensation Tax
Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago and our nation was one of the most prosperous in the world.
We had absolutely no national debt. We had the largest middle class in the world. Mum stayed home to raise the kids, Dad was allowed to discipline kids, a criminal's life was uncomfortable.
What the hell happened? 'Political Correctness', Politicians or both?' I do hope this goes around the UK and beyond at least 100 times. A BILLION readers would be great!.
"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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Posted - 10 Jul 2012 : 13:27:46
