What exactly does a trillion dollars look like ?
We'll start with a $100 dollar bill. Currently the largest U.S. denomination in general circulation.
Most everyone has seen them, slighty fewer have owned them. Guaranteed to make friends wherever they go. [SIZE=+2]
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One hundred $100 bills is less than 1/2" thick and contains $10,000. Fits in your pocket easily and is more than enough for week or two of shamefully decadent fun.
Believe it or not, this next little pile is $1 million dollars (100 packets of $10,000).
You could stuff that into your lunch box and walk around with it.
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[SIZE=+2]While a measly $1 million looked a little unimpressive,
$100 million is a little more respectable.
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And $1 BILLION dollars... now we're really getting somewhere...
Next we'll look at ONE TRILLION dollars. This is that number we've been hearing so much about.
What is a trillion dollars? Well, it's a million million. It's a thousand billion. It's a one followed by 12 zeros.
You ready for this?
It's pretty surprising.
Ladies and gentlemen... I give you $1 trillion dollars...
Notice they are double stacked and labeled in gold .
...and remember those are $100 bills.
So the next time you hear congress toss around the phrase "trillion dollars"... that's what they're talking about.
We'll start with a $100 dollar bill. Currently the largest U.S. denomination in general circulation.
Most everyone has seen them, slighty fewer have owned them. Guaranteed to make friends wherever they go. [SIZE=+2]
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One hundred $100 bills is less than 1/2" thick and contains $10,000. Fits in your pocket easily and is more than enough for week or two of shamefully decadent fun.
Believe it or not, this next little pile is $1 million dollars (100 packets of $10,000).
You could stuff that into your lunch box and walk around with it.
[SIZE=+2]
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[SIZE=+2]While a measly $1 million looked a little unimpressive,
$100 million is a little more respectable.
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And $1 BILLION dollars... now we're really getting somewhere...
Next we'll look at ONE TRILLION dollars. This is that number we've been hearing so much about.
What is a trillion dollars? Well, it's a million million. It's a thousand billion. It's a one followed by 12 zeros.
You ready for this?
It's pretty surprising.
Ladies and gentlemen... I give you $1 trillion dollars...
Notice they are double stacked and labeled in gold .
...and remember those are $100 bills.
So the next time you hear congress toss around the phrase "trillion dollars"... that's what they're talking about.
