Some perspective ...

A trillion dollars in one dollar bills would way about 1.1 million tons, or 22 billion pounds.
If you were using 100 dollar bills it would way about 11 thousand tons.

Comments

[ron, the gregarious hermit]

I believe I have made an important discovery. Many people in the conservative movement have often pondered the question as to why so many wealthy people be come liberals, and always push for higher tax rates. I wondered this myself. Guilt over their seemingly unfair success has been one reason often offered. I think I have discovered a much more mundane reason. Thinking about Geithner, the new Treasury Sec (and head of the IRS), and HHS proposed leader ex Se. Daschle, I realized something. These worthies, especially Daschle never met a tax they didn't like. Here's my take: High tax rates mean higher tax payments from the affected groups. However, we now know that the Dems simply don't pay their share of those taxes. They are thus immune to their effects. Does this mean that Wesley Snipes now gets a "get out of jail free" card? I hope I remember to report all my income this year. It'so easy to forget, isn't it?

[Uncle Fester]

Zimbabwe.

Buy a wheelbarrow.