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. 
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 dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, 
at the rate our government is spending it.
    
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