Gillette Wyoming Blog

Here is a more practical way of looking at it.

By We The People, Citizens for Change

HOW MUCH IS A BILLION DOLLARS?

While I take exception to the inference that the world has actually even been here as long as this implies…. it really is an eye opener! This makes us see what’s going on….This is too true to be very 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.
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.

While this thought is still fresh in our brain, let’s take a look at New Orleans It’s amazing what you can learn with some simple division Louisiana Senator, Mary Landrieu (D), is presently asking the Congress for $250 BILLION DOLLARS to rebuild New Orleans. Interesting number, what does it mean?

A. Well, if you are one of 484,674 residents of New Orleans (every man, woman, child), you each get $516,528.
B. Or, if you have one of the 188,251 homes in New Orleans, your home gets $1,329,787.
C. Or, if you are a family of four, your family gets $2,066,012.

Washington, D.C. HELLO!!! … Are all your calculators broken??

An now our new President is signing a stimulus check that will spend 780 Billion Dollars to create jobs. If you took that 780 Billion dollars and gave it to each of the 4 million jobs it is suppose to create you could give each new employee $195,000.

If you gave every state the same amount each state could receive $15.6 Billion Dollars. If South Dakota received it’s check and dispersed it to each individual every South Dakota resident would receive:$20,666.00.

How will they pay for this?

Tax his land,
Tax his wage,
Tax his bed in which he lays.
Tax his tractor,
Tax his mule,
Teach him taxes is the rule.
Tax his cow,
Tax his goat,
Tax his pants,
Tax his coat.
Tax his ties,
Tax his shirts,
Tax his work,
Tax his dirt.
Tax his tobacco,
Tax his drink,
Tax him if he tries to think.
Tax his booze,
Tax his beers,
If he cries, Tax his tears.
Tax his bills,
Tax his gas,
Tax his notes,
Tax his cash.
and now tax the hell out of his guns!

Tax him good and let him know. . .that after taxes, he has no dough. If he hollers, Tax him more, Tax him until he’s good and sore.

Tax his coffin, Tax his grave, Tax the sod in which he lays. Put these words upon his tomb, ‘Taxes drove me to my doom!’ And when he’s gone, we won’t relax, we’ll still be after the inheritance TAX!!

Accounts Receivable Tax
Building Permit Tax
CDL License Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Dog License Tax
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel Perm it Tax
Gasoline Tax
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Inventory Tax
IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax),
IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax),
Liquor Tax,
Luxury Tax,
Marriage License Tax,
Medicare Tax,
Property Tax,
Real Estate Tax,
Service charge taxes,
Social Security Tax,
Road Usage Tax (Truckers),
Sales Taxes,
Recreational Vehicle Tax,
School Tax,
State Income Tax,
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA),
Telephone Federal Excise Tax,
Telephone Federal Universal Service Fe e Tax,
Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Tax,
Telephone Minimum Usage Su charge Tax,
Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax,
Telephone State and Local Tax,
Telephone Usage Charge Tax,
Utility Tax,
Vehicle License Registration Tax,
Vehicle Sales Tax,
Watercraft Registration Tax,
Well Permit Tax,
Workers Compensation Tax

STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?

Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago, and our nation was the most prosperous in the world. We had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle class in the world, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids. What happened? Can you spell ‘politicians?’ And I still have to ‘press 1′ for English.

Article Source: Black Hills Portal

This is hilarious!

Construction It Up

Everyone in Gillette knows how road construction impacts our daily lives. Many travelers are still experiencing the joy of planning their routes to avoid the infamous construction areas that are none-too thinly strewn throughout our city. I have, on countless occasions, been slightly irritated with the whole construction thing. However, one day as I was deeply pondering the value of French fries to a two year old, I was awestruck with the answer to my construction frustration. An announcement came on our local country station, which explained areas throughout the city that were being focused on by construction crews.  Simultaneously, I watched as a poor Flagger tried to direct traffic that did not want to be directed.  I watched people whom were paying little to no attention, people who were paying too much attention (to their cell phones), and people who were aiming to smash the poor gentleman in the yellow and orange apparel.  Upon my two year old finishing his craved fwench fwies I entered traffic and proceeded to be frustrated. I do feel much better now, to be able to direct my road rage in the proper direction.  I must say my apology to the construction crews and our dear City of Gillette who are doing an excellent job of sprucing up our lovely town. However, fellow drivers know that some of you are my pet peeves!

Just like a lot of people here in Gillette, I have a few pet peeves. There are many things I like about this town, but I’m not alone when I say my biggest pet peeve here is the traffic and all the crazy drivers on the road. Everyone drives so fast and they are in such a hurry to get somewhere. THE thing I hate the most… Here it is… When you are getting ready to merge over into a turning lane and there is already someone behind you trying to get into the same turning lane and practically passing you before you even get a chance. You have to start signaling and pulling over into your turning lane well before you even get there or some freak is trying to pass you on the inside! And then they get mad at you when you decide to get into the turning lane at the proper time. It just erks me! Come on people. Have and show a little courtesy on the road. Another problem I have is the speeding traffic and all the loud tail pipes on the residential neighborhood streets. I have small children that I’m afraid to let out of the house because of all the people racing down my street. It scares me. What is your pet peeve?