To put it in terms we might visualize...
If we used thousand dollar bills (no longer made)
a million dollars in thousands would stack up to 4 inches high.
a billion would stack up 300 feet high
a trillion would go 63 miles into space............
!!!!!
(This according to Ross Perot's data)
A trillion dollars - a visual
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A trillion dollars - a visual
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Re: A trillion dollars - a visual
And we are 23 times that in debt.
ETA: Both political parties are guilty of not giving a damn about the debt and deficit. There are a few individual politicians that try to do something about it, but both parties as entities thrive on buying votes with borrowed dollars.
This is not a partisan issue. This is an American issue, and the politicians on both sides of the aisle need to be held to account.
ETA: Both political parties are guilty of not giving a damn about the debt and deficit. There are a few individual politicians that try to do something about it, but both parties as entities thrive on buying votes with borrowed dollars.
This is not a partisan issue. This is an American issue, and the politicians on both sides of the aisle need to be held to account.
The United States Constitution is under attack by the Democrat/Communist party.
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Indeed, "All Leftists lack critical thinking skills."
Indeed, "All Leftist males are pussies."
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Indeed, "All Leftists lack critical thinking skills."
Indeed, "All Leftist males are pussies."
Re: A trillion dollars - a visual
Mark wrote:And we are 23 times that in debt.
ETA: Both political parties are guilty of not giving a damn about the debt and deficit. There are a few individual politicians that try to do something about it, but both parties as entities thrive on buying votes with borrowed dollars.
This is not a partisan issue. This is an American issue, and the politicians on both sides of the aisle need to be held to account.
I agree with you.
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Re: A trillion dollars - a visual
Mark, I agree. At one time the Rs worked on budget and threw caution to the wind.
No one seems to think about "you are bankrupting our country"
I'm old I hope I die before it all comes to pass.
No one seems to think about "you are bankrupting our country"
I'm old I hope I die before it all comes to pass.
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.” -- Jojen Reed
Re: A trillion dollars - a visual
I had to do the math .
4 inches is about right for a 1000 bills, strapped tightly. 1000 x 1000 = a million dollars
4 inches ( a million) x 1000 (billion) is 4000 inches = 333 feet
333 feet (a billion) x 1000 (trillion) is 333,333 feet divided by 5287 feet is 63.94 miles
Amazing.
I hate that as a country we are racking up more debt. Both political parties need to own up that the running deficits is a recipe for disaster. No more lip service, no more pork.
4 inches is about right for a 1000 bills, strapped tightly. 1000 x 1000 = a million dollars
4 inches ( a million) x 1000 (billion) is 4000 inches = 333 feet
333 feet (a billion) x 1000 (trillion) is 333,333 feet divided by 5287 feet is 63.94 miles
Amazing.
I hate that as a country we are racking up more debt. Both political parties need to own up that the running deficits is a recipe for disaster. No more lip service, no more pork.
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