Monday, January 12, 2004

Just how big is $87 billion anyway?

Few people can comprehend what a million of anything, let alone a billion of anything is. How about the $87 billion Bush asked Congress for to fight the war (aka "military action" more accurately "invasion") in Iraq and Afghanistan? Well I just located a great site that helps you get an idea of how much money $87 billion is. Imagine eighty-seven billion one dollar bills stacked up in a cube, having a hard time? Well this is what it would look like with you and your car next to it for comparison...

Visit the "A Little Perspective on $87 billion" website for the whole story.

After that start thinking about how "big" Bush's annual budget deficit of $374 billion is. Or how about the trade balance deficit of $418 billion? Or the $1,180 billion increase in the national debt since Bush started his maniacal deficit spending? Or ultimately the toal US national debt of $6,987 billion dollars.

National debt figures from Debt to the Penny