Pay your Taxes!!

As of 7:30 p.m. on Friday April 13^th, the national debt is roughly 15,652,751,500,000. Tax day is approaching quickly, and a good chunk of our tax money is going to go towards roads, bailouts, and maybe the national debt. So in honor of Tax Day (It’s April 17^th for those of you that don’t know), let’s take a look at what the national debt means in terms of Detroit sports.

With 15,652,751,500,000, you could buy:

• The Detroit Lions, 18,545 times (Per Last Forbes Valuation)
•   3,130,550,300,000 Hot’n Ready Pizza's from Little Caesars (Thanks Mike Illitich!)
• You could pay Shea Weber’s $2,500 fine for slamming Henrik Zetterberg’s head into the boards 6,261,100,600 times.
• You could pay Justin Verlander’s salary for this season roughly 782,637 times.
•  And finally, it would have been like winning the Mega Millions Lottery a couple weeks ago (640 Million), 24,457 times.

So for those of you angry about having to pay your taxes, just remember, at least you’re not the government.

Lions Coverage

Hi Everybody,

My name is Phil Johnson and I'll be your resident Lions contributor. I graduated from Central Michigan University in May 2011 with a degree in Actuarial Science and Statistics. The most important thing you could get out of that is that I really like numbers. I'm working full-time doing things you guys probably couldn't care less about, so I'll spare you the details.

My hobbies include playing tennis, golf, and wishing I hadn't graduated college in three years. Other than that, I'll try and keep everybody on all things Lions related. I may chime in occasionally on a variety topics seeing as I'm fairly well-versed in a variety of areas including MSU Sports, the Wings, the Tigers, and as of recently, the world of gambling.

Comments are appreciated, and I look forward to hearing from some of you!

Phil