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I found this on the internet - I think it's amazing!

All this talk about "stimulus packages" and "bailouts"...

One billion dollars...

One hundred billion dollars...

One thousand billion dollars...

One TRILLION dollars...

What does that look like?

We'll start with a US $100 dollar bill. Currently the largest US denomination in general circulation. Most people have seen them, slighty fewer have owned them. Guaranteed to make friends wherever they go. 

A packet of one hundred US $100 bills is less than 1/2" thick and contains US $10,000. Fits in your pocket easily and is more than enough for week or two of shamefully decadent fun. 

Believe it or not, this next little pile is US $1 million dollars (100 packets of US $10,000). You could stuff that into a grocery bag and walk around with it. 

While a measly US $1 million looked a little unimpressive, US $100 million is a little more respectable. It fits neatly on a standard pallet.

And US $1 BILLION dollars... now we're really getting somewhere.

Next we'll look at one TRILLION US dollars. This is that number we've been hearing so much about. What is one trillion US dollars? Well, it's a million million US dollars. It's a thousand billion US dollars. It's a one followed by 12 zeros or US $1,000,000,000,000.

Are you ready for this?

It's pretty amazing.

Go ahead...

Scroll down...

Ladies and gentlemen... I give you US $1 TRILLION dollars...can anyone see the man on the left?

Notice those pallets are double stacked....and remember those are US $100 bills.

So next time you hear the phrase "one TRILLION dollars"... that's what they're talking about.

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