The Manhattan Project cost $2 billion, equivalent to $23 billion in today’s dollars — for the entire project. ~$2 trillion was used to bailout big businesses.

The Manhattan Project cost $2 billion, equivalent to $23 billion in today’s dollars — for the entire project. ~$2 trillion was used to bailout big businesses. If money was properly accounted for, $2 trillion could fund approximately 87 Manhattan Projects simultaneously in today’s dollars.