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In response to "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. " by Verminhawke

I love things like this, as they offer absolutely no perspective while claiming to do so.

Posted by ty97 Feb 13 '09, 14:59

Unless you can comprehend a million dollars and can comprehend the number of days since Christ was born, this is fruitless and is basically just another stat for opponent of the stimulus to throw out

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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 love things like this, as they offer absolutely no perspective while claiming to do so.

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