Eye-opening graphic gives sense of proportion to what is happening. Gulp. If only a smidgin of this were put towards *really* doing something about greencollar jobs!! Infographic: all US one-time expenditures vs the bailout
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/06/18/infographic-all-us-o.html Barry Ritholz sez, It is exceedingly difficult to convey exactly how much we are spending o bailouts. Start talking trillions (versus mere billions) and you get puzzled looks from people. Humans have a hard time conceptualizing any number that large. I wanted a graphic way to clearly show how astonishingly ginormous the amounts involved were. This Bailout Nation graphic shows the the total costs to the taxpayer of all the monies spent, lent, consumed, borrowed, printed, guaranteed, assumed or otherwise committed. It is nothing short of astonishing. In one short year the bailouts managed to spend far in excess of nearly every major one-time expenditure of the USA, including WW2, the moon shot, the New Deal, Iraq, Viet Nam and Korean wars -- COMBINED. 206 years versus 12 months. Bailout Costs vs Big Historical Events (Thanks, Barry!) http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/06/bailout-costs-vs-big-historical-events/
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