The next time you hear a politician use the word 'billion' casually, think about whether you want that individual
in a position to spend your tax money. A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure into perspective in one of its releases: Check out the following examples.....
A billion seconds ago, it was 1959.
A billion minutes ago, Jesus was alive.
A billion hours ago, our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.
A billion dollars ago was 8 hours and 20 minutes at the rate Washington spends it!