Tag Archives: trillions

Wrapping Your Head Around 12 Zeroes

August 14, 2009 – 3:08 pm

Suffice to say, a trillion of anything is a lot. Since most people we’ve talked to aren’t entirely clear on how big it really is, for visual learners (like myself) we put together these graphics to illustrate the enormity of a trillion dollars.  Want more visualizations? MightyBargainHunters.com has even more ways to wrap your head [...]

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This Is Not a Post About Jessica Alba

May 6, 2009 – 5:03 pm

April 15th has come and gone, but taxes are still very much in the news these days. The passage of a new $3.5 trillion budget (and the projected $1.75 trillion deficit) has a lot of people talking about the taxes we’ll need to pay all of this money back.  In that vein, I was checking [...]

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Poll: How many millions are in a trillion?

May 1, 2009 – 8:52 am

Q: How many times larger is a trillion than a million? Would you say… One Thousand Times- 18% Ten Thousand Times- 12% One Hundred Thousand Times- 21% One Million Times- 21% Ten Million Times- 17% Don’t Know- 12% Check out our new video: We went out in front of the White House and asked people [...]

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How Much is $1 Trillion?

March 24, 2009 – 7:55 am

The U.S. Treasury yesterday announced plans to expand its Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) by as much as $1 trillion: The plan calls for the federal government to work with private investors to try to restart the market for the troubled mortgage loans and securities, which in turn officials hope improves the financial condition of [...]

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