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<\/a><\/p>\nA packet of one hundred $100 bills is less than 1\/2″ thick and contains $10,000. Fits in your pocket easily and is more than enough for week or two of shamefully decadent fun.<\/p>\n
<\/a> Believe it or not, this next little pile is $1 million dollars (100 packets of $10,000). You could stuff that into a grocery bag and walk around with it.<\/p>\n While a measly $1 million looked a little unimpressive, $100 million is a little more respectable. It fits neatly on a standard pallet…<\/p>\n And $1 BILLION dollars… now we’re really getting somewhere…<\/p>\n Next we’ll look at ONE TRILLION dollars. This is that number we’ve been hearing so much about. What is a trillion dollars? Well, it’s a million million. It’s a thousand billion. It’s a one followed by 12 zeros.<\/p>\n You ready for this?<\/p>\n It’s pretty surprising.<\/p>\n Go ahead…<\/p>\n Scroll down…<\/p>\n Ladies and gentlemen… I give you $1 trillion dollars…<\/p>\n (And notice those pallets are double stacked.)<\/p>\n So the next time you hear someone toss around the phrase “trillion dollars”… that’s what they’re talking about.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" All this talk about “stimulus packages” and “bailouts”… A billion dollars… A hundred billion dollars… Eight hundred billion dollars… One TRILLION dollars… What does that look like? I mean, these various numbers are tossed around like so many doggie treats, … Continue reading <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
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