What could $1trillion buy you? v. copy/paste

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

So...

http://www.cbc.ca/news/interactives/ss-trillion/

Democrats in the U.S. Congress released a report on Nov. 13 estimating the real cost of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars at $1.6 trillion US through 2008.
Even with controversial "hidden costs" — such as lost investments — factored out, the report said the Bush administration has asked for more than $800 billion in direct war funding. That will likely surpass $1 trillion by the war's end.

A trillion: It's a number with 12 zeros, almost too big to comprehend.

So what else could be bought with a million million dollars spent on the war effort?

Click 'Next' to find out.

nG

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[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

you'd be the richest person in history by a very LARGE margin.

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Well durr.

nG

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

I'd settle for 1/24 of that.

 

[MoneyMike 10+ year member]

I'll settle for like 1 billion of that.

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

Good god! Airbus A380 is $330million! That thing is like a luxury cruise liner that flies!

 

[Gilliz 10+ year member]

Buy a portion of the country and extract oil.

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

shit, you could purchase Exxon Mobile, twice!

 

[MoneyMike 10+ year member]

I wouldn't mind buying all the sports teams.

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

PetroChina is worth $1 Trillion USD.

 

[MoneyMike 10+ year member]

1 Trillion could buy us all the top of the line Stereo Systems.

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

i could get a bunch of deebeez for a trillion dollars.

 

[profundus-sanus 10+ year member]

If it was mine give every u.s citizen 4 grand...and have 386 billion left //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

A trillion dollars is not as big as it used to be.

It's about 1/12th of GDP.

 

[MoneyMike 10+ year member]

A trillion dollars is not as big as it used to be.
It's about 1/12th of GDP.

Ok Mr. Trillionaire speak for yourself