[BITList] A very big number....

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> You may have seen this before but it's timely right now.
>
>                     A very big number.....
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>                     If I give you $1 billion and you stand on a street
>                     corner handing out $1 per second, twenty four
>                     hours a day, seven days a week, you would still
>                     not have handed out $1 billion after 31 years!!
>
>                     Now read on.
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>                     A VERY BIG NUMBER
>
>                     This is too true to be 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.
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>                     B. A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.
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>                     C. A billion hours ago our ancestors were living
>                     in the Stone Age.
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>                     D. A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth
>                     on two feet.
>
>                     E. A billion Dollars ago was only 13 hours and 12
>                     minutes, at the rate
>
>                     our government is spending it.
>
>                     Stamp Duty
>
>                     Tobacco Tax
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>                     Corporate Income Tax
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>                     Income Tax
>
>                     Council Tax
>
>                     Unemployment Tax
>
>                     Fishing Licence Tax
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>                     Petrol/Diesel Tax
>
>                     Inheritance Tax
>
>                     (tax on top of tax)
>
>                     Alcohol Tax
>
>                     G.S.T.
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>                     Property Tax
>
>                     Service charge taxes
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>                     Social Security Tax
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>                     Vehicle Licence / Registration Tax
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>                     Vehicle Sales Tax
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>                     Workers Compensation Tax
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>                     Carbon Dioxide Tax
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>                     STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?
>
>                     Not one of these taxes existed 60 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.
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>                     Dad and teachers were allowed to discipline kids.
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>                     A criminal’s life was uncomfortable.
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>                     What Happened?
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>                     'Political Correctness', ‘Politicians or both?'
>
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