*So what is abillion ?*If I give you $1 billion and you stand on a street corner handing out $1per second, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, you would still nothave handed out $1 billion after 31 yearsThe next time you hear a politician use the word *'billion' in a casualmanner*, think about whether you want the 'politicians' spending YOUR taxmoney.A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising agencydid a good jobof putting that figure into some perspective in one of itsreleases.1. A billion seconds ago, it was 1959.2. A billion minutes ago, Jesus was alive.3. A billion hours ago, our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.4. A billion days ago, no-one walked on the earth on two feet.5. A billion Dollars ago was only 13 hours and 12 minutes, at the rateour present government is spending it.
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