How Much is a Trillion Dollars?
May 20 2009
“A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon it adds up to real money.” Real money isn’t counted in the billions anymore as it was when Senator Dirksen made this statement. Now government spending is counted in the trillions. That’s a thousand times a billion dollars. But a trillion dollars is impossible to wrap your head around.
This slideshow off the CNBC web site provides an educational view of how much money is being tossed about by our elected representatives. Hold on to your hats as you see what a trillion dollars looks like…
What about who owns the debt of the United States? Who we owe…
What have been the big ticket milestones in government spending? Let’s see…
