Sometimes something comes along that invokes a smile and at the same time manages to articulate something so clearly that it must be spread so that everyone gets the benefit of seeing it presented in such a manner.
Such was the article on Counterpunch the other day about the Federal Budget.
Millions, Billions and Trillions
The Bush Budget and Constitutional Protected Tax Havens
In this article, Jackie Corr clears up the stark differences in Millions, Billions and Trillions,
I see the Congress has finally approved a $2.6 trillion budget for fiscal year 2006.
Now somebody might think that $2.6 trillion is a lot of money. But just how much can be confusing.
And with all the millions, billions and trillions in the news, we can get further confused.
But there are differences between millions, billions and trillions. Real big differences.
For instance: if you measured by seconds, a million seconds is about twelve days. A billion seconds would mean 31 years. And a trillion seconds will add up to roughly 33,000 years.
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