If you spent a million dollars a day

[Tiz]

...since the birth of Jesus Christ, you still would NOT have spent one trillion dollars. This YEAR the government is spending $1.645 trillion MORE than it has to spend. One year.

Just thought you should know that.

[WashingtonBay]

Perspective on just how huge the problem is... is always enlightening... And daunting.

[Tiz]

Daunting, until you hear the asinine things much of this money is blown on, then it's infuriating.

[natisha]

Nothing to worry about. Obama(;)) said in January he was going to cut the deficit by half by the end of his first (hopefully last) term. And he campaigned on only spending what we have. Surely he was telling the truth. :rolleyes:

[natisha]

Where's that guy standing next to stacks of money?
Here he is


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What 1 TRILLION Dollars Looks Like In Dollar Bills (http://www.dailycognition.com/index.php/2009/03/25/what-1-trillion-dollars-looks-like-in-dollar-bills.html)


What ONE TRILLION dollars looks like in dollar bills...

Have you ever though about it. What would 1 trillion dollars look like, layed out in front of you?
I mean, these numbers numbers are tossed around like doggie treats.
So I thought I'd take Google Sketchup (http://sketchup.google.com/) out for a test drive and try to get a sense of what exactly a trillion dollars looks like.
We'll start with a $100 dollar bill. Currently it's the largest U.S. denomination in general circulation.
Pretty much, everyone has seen a $100 bill. But fewer have owned them. :-)
They're also guaranteed to make friends wherever you go!
http://www.dailycognition.com/content/image/15/ATT00004.jpg


A packet of one hundred $100 bills is less than 1/2" thick and contains $10,000.
It's fits in your pocket easily and is more than enough for week or two of shamefully decent fun.
http://www.dailycognition.com/content/image/15/ATT00007.jpg


Believe it or not, this next little pile is $1 million dollars (100 packets of $10,000).
You could stuff that into a grocery bag and walk around with it.
http://www.dailycognition.com/content/image/15/ATT00010.jpg


While a measly $1 million looked a little unimpressive, $100 million is a little more respectable.
It fits neatly on a standard pallet...
http://www.dailycognition.com/content/image/15/ATT00013.jpg


And $1 BILLION dollars... now we're really getting somewhere...
http://www.dailycognition.com/content/image/15/ATT00016.jpg


Next we'll look at ONE TRILLION dollars.
This is that number we've been hearing about so much.
What is a trillion dollars anyway?
Well, it's a million million. It's a thousand billion. It's a one followed by 12 zeros ($1,000,000,000,000)
You ready for this?
It's pretty surprising.

Scroll down...I give you $1 trillion dollars...










Almost there...

















http://www.dailycognition.com/content/image/15/ATT00019.jpg

(And notice those pallets are double stacked.)
So the next time you hear someone toss around the phrase "trillion dollars"... that's what they're talking about.

[Buckpoco]

Nothing to worry about. Obama(;)) said in January he was going to cut the deficit by half by the end of his first (hopefully last) term. And he campaigned on only spending what we have. Surely he was telling the truth. :rolleyes:


SURELY!:innocent: