People simply cannot comprehend exactly how much a TRILLION dollars is. Here is Glenn Beck with a really good demonstration of how much a trillion actually is.
Here is another way to look at it:
A million seconds is 12 days
A billion seconds is 31 years
A trillion seconds is 31,688 years
One trillion SECONDS ago, Neanderthals walked the earth.
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The Dept Of Defense briefed the president this morning.. They
told President Obama that 2 Brazilian soldiers were killed in Iraq.
To everyone’s surprise, all the color drained from Obama’s face.
Then he collapsed onto his desk, head in his hands, visibly shaken.
Almost in tears. Finally, he composed himself and asked,
‘Just how many is a brazilian?’
This is not surprising, since he obviously has no understanding of billion or a trillion either.
Billion, trillion, gazillion — who cares? After all, it’s not the politicians money…