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Nov 8, 2015 05:15:54   #
lightcatcher Loc: Farmington, NM (4 corners)
 
Wanna see what a TRILLION dollars looks like??

A Trillion Dollars!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNFb6qe7Tmg

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Nov 8, 2015 06:33:41   #
davefales Loc: Virginia
 
Really no big deal when you take it in $339 BILLION chunks:

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/u.s.-national-debt-jumps-339-billion-after-ceiling-lifted/article/2575568

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Nov 8, 2015 06:39:31   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
lightcatcher wrote:
Wanna see what a TRILLION dollars looks like??

A Trillion Dollars!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNFb6qe7Tmg

Actually, it's not "a lot of paper." It's all trees.

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Nov 8, 2015 06:52:32   #
Sirsnapalot Loc: Hammond, Louisiana
 
jerryc41 wrote:
Actually, it's not "a lot of paper." It's all trees.


It's not paper or trees, it's mostly figures on computers!

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Nov 8, 2015 07:35:05   #
BigWahoo Loc: Kentucky
 
lightcatcher wrote:
Wanna see what a TRILLION dollars looks like??

A Trillion Dollars!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNFb6qe7Tmg


$1,000,000,000,000

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Nov 8, 2015 08:28:18   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
BigWahoo wrote:
$1,000,000,000,000

Right! I hate to see the period taking the place of commas and dashes.

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Nov 8, 2015 12:13:50   #
lightcatcher Loc: Farmington, NM (4 corners)
 
davefales wrote:


:thumbup: :thumbup: Thanks.

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Nov 8, 2015 12:14:38   #
lightcatcher Loc: Farmington, NM (4 corners)
 
jerryc41 wrote:
Actually, it's not "a lot of paper." It's all trees.


No trees involved it's made of cotton.

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Nov 8, 2015 12:15:00   #
lightcatcher Loc: Farmington, NM (4 corners)
 
Sirsnapalot wrote:
It's not paper or trees, it's mostly figures on computers!


:thumbup:

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Nov 8, 2015 12:15:50   #
lightcatcher Loc: Farmington, NM (4 corners)
 
BigWahoo wrote:
$1,000,000,000,000


True

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Nov 8, 2015 14:20:31   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
lightcatcher wrote:
No trees involved it's made of cotton.

Ah, of course. What was I thinking?!

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Nov 8, 2015 14:25:03   #
lightcatcher Loc: Farmington, NM (4 corners)
 
jerryc41 wrote:
Ah, of course. What was I thinking?!


:thumbup: :thumbup:

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Nov 9, 2015 07:48:35   #
zigipha Loc: north nj
 
jerryc41 wrote:
Actually, it's not "a lot of paper." It's all trees.


actually, its not paper, its cotton and linen.
no paper is actually in any us currency

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Nov 9, 2015 08:59:19   #
elee950021 Loc: New York, NY
 
lightcatcher wrote:
Wanna see what a TRILLION dollars looks like??

A Trillion Dollars!



How about 100 Trillion dollars? In one bill? Prior to 2009, the African country Zimbabwe, due to extreme inflation, issued currency denominated to 100 Trillion dollars. Cheaper than toilet tissue!



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Nov 9, 2015 10:53:26   #
flathead27ford Loc: Colorado, North of Greeley
 
Now that was very interesting. Sure wish I had a little bit of that. :-) Say a couple three pallets worth. Cheers.

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