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Remember, 700B pays for around 400 space shuttles. Just to give a sense of scale.
by steveplace 18y ago
Remember, 700B pays for around 400 space shuttles.
Just to give a sense of scale.
- huhtenberg 18y agoBetter yet - 612B is what Pentagon is getting in 2009.
- rsheridan6 18y agoSpace shuttle demolition derby, then?
- qwph 18y ago400 space shuttles would be awesome :)
- timtrueman 18y agoI can see it now, synchronized space shuttles in the space olympics (http://www.hulu.com/watch/34464/saturday-night-live-digital-short-space-olympics http://www.hulu.com/watch/34464/saturday-night-live-digital-...)
- dkokelley 18y agoYeah I'd have to race them then.
- gambling8nt 18y agoOr, for other means of comparison, $700b is about: 87 next generation aircraft carriers (or about 155 current-generation aircraft carriers) 500 stealth bombers (or 5000 stealth fighters) 10 years of federal education spending in the US 1.1% of the worldwide annual GDP 2/5 of the combined net worth of the 100 wealthiest people (or, if you prefer, 12 times the net worth of Bill Gates, or about 1/6 of the combined net worth of the 1000 wealthiest people) 23 times the total annual income tax collected from the lower 50% of filers with positive adjusted gross income in 2006 (see http://www.taxfoundation.org/news/show/250.html http://www.taxfoundation.org/news/show/250.html)
- steveplace 18y agoOr about 4 more rounds of stimulus checks.