news related : THE WAR IN IRAQ: CAN YOU COMPREHEND HOW MUCH A BILLION IS ? [+] serious ballot by thesoothsayer ACTIVE Sun Sep 17, 06 - Mon Sep 17, 07 Here's lesson number one-- comprehending a billion...The next time you hear a politician use the word "billion" casually think about whether you do, or don't want that politician spending your tax money. A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but an advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure in perspective in one of its releases: A billion seconds ago, it was 1960...a billion minutes ago, Jesus was alive...a billion hours ago, our ancestors were living in the Stone Age...A billion dollars ago, was only 8 hours and 20 minutes at the rate Washington spends...so when you realize $ 315,470,395,000.00 is the running cost of the Iraq war and YOU and all the other taxpayers will be picking up the tab, (figure from the national Priorities Project) does this help you understand the enormous costs and Benefits (or lack of) of this undertaking? Yes, it's mind boggling No, I can't fathom that much money Sure I can SORRY, THIS POLL IS NOW CLOSED. Ballot #102098 : Voting Finished : SEE RESULTS Comment: show your vote with comment?

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