Operation MenuHow Much is a Trillion Dollars?
I think it is important that people understand what a trillion dollars actually is. The word “trillion” is thrown around without anyone, especially politicians, really knowing what a trillion represents. All we know is that it is a “big” number.
My own theory is that if people know what a trillion dollars is, they will have some idea of exactly how much trouble this country is in. So, in many of my seminars I use a simple slide to illustrate how bad the national debt really is and what throwing around figures like a $trillion looks like.
July 20, 2010 @ 4:49 pm
I have never seen a trillion presented this way. How did you arrive at the 678 mile figure?
July 20, 2010 @ 4:52 pm
The Bureau of Engraving tells us (go to their Website) that our currency is something like .0043 inches thick. If you just multiply that out, you arrive at your figure.
Truly, a trillion is a mind-numbing figure when you are forced to face what \”trillion\” represents.