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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> How much is a "Billion"? </DIV></DIV>
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color=black size=6><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 27pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">How much is a
"Billion"?</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT face=Verdana color=black size=6><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 27pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR><BR><SPAN
class=apple-style-span>A Billion!!!!! Here's some thought provoking
information -</SPAN><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=black
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR></SPAN></FONT><SPAN
class=apple-style-span><FONT face=Verdana color=black size=6><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 27pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">The next time you
hear a politician use the word "billion" in a casual</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT
face=Verdana color=black size=6><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 27pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR><SPAN
class=apple-style-span>manner, think about whether you want the
"politicians" spending your tax money. </SPAN><BR><SPAN
class=apple-style-span> </SPAN><BR><SPAN
class=apple-style-span>A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one
advertising</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=apple-style-span>agency did a good job of
putting that figure into some perspective</SPAN><BR><SPAN
class=apple-style-span>in one of its releases. </SPAN><BR><SPAN
class=apple-style-span> </SPAN><BR><SPAN
class=apple-style-span>a.. A billion seconds ago it was 1959. </SPAN><BR><SPAN
class=apple-style-span> </SPAN><BR><SPAN
class=apple-style-span>b.. A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.
</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=apple-style-span> </SPAN><BR><SPAN
class=apple-style-span>c.. A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in
the Stone Age. </SPAN><BR><SPAN
class=apple-style-span> </SPAN><BR><SPAN
class=apple-style-span>d.. A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on
two feet. </SPAN><BR><SPAN
class=apple-style-span> </SPAN><BR><SPAN
class=apple-style-span>e.. A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20
minutes, at the rate</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=apple-style-span>our government is
spending it. </SPAN><BR><SPAN
class=apple-style-span> </SPAN><BR><SPAN
class=apple-style-span>While this thought is still fresh in our brain, let's
take a look at</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=apple-style-span>New Orleans -
</SPAN><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR></SPAN></FONT><SPAN
class=apple-style-span><FONT face=Verdana color=black size=6><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 27pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">It's amazing what
you can learn with some simple division .........</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT
face=Verdana color=black size=6><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 27pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR><BR><SPAN
class=apple-style-span> </SPAN><BR></SPAN></FONT><SPAN
class=apple-style-span><FONT face=Verdana color=#ff0f14 size=6><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 27pt; COLOR: rgb(255,15,20); FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Louisiana
Senator, Mary Landrieu (D), is presently asking the
Congress</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT face=Verdana color=#ff0f14 size=6><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 27pt; COLOR: rgb(255,15,20); FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR><SPAN
class=apple-style-span>for $250 BILLION</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><SPAN
class=apple-style-span><FONT face=Verdana color=black size=6><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 27pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=apple-style-span><FONT face=Verdana
color=#ff0f14 size=6><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 27pt; COLOR: rgb(255,15,20); FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">to
rebuild New</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=apple-style-span><FONT
face=Verdana color=black size=6><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 27pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=apple-style-span><FONT face=Verdana
color=#ff0f14 size=6><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 27pt; COLOR: rgb(255,15,20); FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Orleans.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=apple-style-span><FONT face=Verdana color=black size=6><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 27pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT face=Verdana color=black size=6><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 27pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR><SPAN
class=apple-style-span> </SPAN><BR><SPAN
class=apple-style-span>Interesting number, what does it mean? </SPAN><BR><SPAN
class=apple-style-span> </SPAN><BR><SPAN
class=apple-style-span>a.. Well, if you are one of 484,674 residents of New
Orleans (every</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=apple-style-span>man, woman, child), you
each get </SPAN></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class=apple-style-span><FONT face=Verdana
color=#ff0f14 size=6><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 27pt; COLOR: rgb(255,15,20); FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">$516,
528</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=apple-style-span><FONT face=Verdana
color=black size=6><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 27pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">.
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT face=Verdana color=black size=6><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 27pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR><SPAN
class=apple-style-span> </SPAN><BR><SPAN
class=apple-style-span>b.. Or, if you have one of the 188,251 homes in New
Orleans, your</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=apple-style-span>home gets
$</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class=apple-style-span><FONT face=Verdana
color=#ff0f14 size=6><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 27pt; COLOR: rgb(255,15,20); FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">1,
329,787</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=apple-style-span><FONT face=Verdana
color=black size=6><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 27pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">.
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT face=Verdana color=black size=6><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 27pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR><SPAN
class=apple-style-span> </SPAN><BR><SPAN
class=apple-style-span>c..Or, if you are a family of four, your family gets
$</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class=apple-style-span><FONT face=Verdana
color=#ff0f14 size=6><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 27pt; COLOR: rgb(255,15,20); FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">2,066,012</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=apple-style-span><FONT face=Verdana color=black size=6><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 27pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">.
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT face=Verdana color=black size=6><SPAN
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class=apple-style-span> </SPAN><BR><SPAN
class=apple-style-span>Washington, D.C.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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