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If you spent a million dollars a day, from the day Christ was born, you still wouldn't spend as much as this stimulus bill.

Posted by Verminhawke (aka Dr.Vermin) Feb 13 '09, 14:54

Just to put a little perspective on the amount of money we're talking about.

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So, government spending a huge amount of money is bad? -- nm - con_carne Feb 13, 15:11 1
- It's better than losing it. -- nm - the liioulu with more coats Feb 13, 15:44
what's funny is that the Republican senator who said this is probably a guy who doesn't accept evolution because he can't comprehend the timelines. -- nm - Reagen Feb 13, 15:08 1
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And the cost of the Iraq War is currently something like $500 billion, *plus* a bunch of dead people. But that's okay. That's necessary. -- nm - mara Feb 13, 15:01
I love things like this, as they offer absolutely no perspective while claiming to do so. - ty97 Feb 13, 14:59 7
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- Most people can probably comprehend both -- nm - rollo Feb 13, 15:01 5
  - about as well as they can comprehend 700 or 800 billion dollars, sure. - ty97 Feb 13, 15:03 4
    - A million is easier to wrap your head around than (nearly) a trillion. If you can comprehend a day, a year, a lifetime of days, etc. -- nm - rollo Feb 13, 15:07 1
      - I tend to disagree, when it comes to big number like that, they all meld for me. - ty97 Feb 13, 15:10
    - You want big numbers, how about 8 years of Republican rule that took a surplus and turned into a trillion dollar deficit? The GOP passed what was - mara Feb 13, 15:06 1
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I think if we adjusted for inflation from Christ's time that might come out differently -- nm - crash davis Feb 13, 14:58 1
- *turns inflation into wine* -- nm - Jesus SI Feb 13, 14:59

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If you spent a million dollars a day, from the day Christ was born, you still wouldn't spend as much as this stimulus bill.

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