CRAIGforCONGRESS

Missouri's 7th District, U.S. House of Representatives

  
 

 

 

Congressional Issues 2008
GOVERNMENT
A Graphic Look at a Trillion Dollars



The Bush Administration has spent nearly one trillion dollars overthrowing Saddam Hussein's secular government and installing an Islamic Theocracy in its place. The original cost of the transition was estimated to be $50 billion (Jan. 2, 2003). Now Bush wants to give Wall Street bankers nearly one trillion dollars. That will someday be known as "the original estimate."

How Much Red Ink in a TRILLION?

Number

 1 Thousand

 1 Million

 1 Billion 

 1 Trillion

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1 billion      
2 billion    
3,000,000,000    
4,000,000,000    
5,000,000,000    
6,000,000,000    
7,000,000,000    
8,000,000,000    
9,000,000,000    
10,000,000,000    
11,000,000,000    
12,000,000,000    
13,000,000,000    
14,000,000,000    
15,000,000,000    
16,000,000,000    
17,000,000,000    
18,000,000,000    
19,000,000,000    
20,000,000,000    
21,000,000,000    
22,000,000,000    
23,000,000,000    
24,000,000,000    
25,000,000,000    
26,000,000,000    
27,000,000,000    
28,000,000,000    
29,000,000,000    
30,000,000,000    
31,000,000,000    
32,000,000,000    
33,000,000,000    
34,000,000,000    
35,000,000,000    
36,000,000,000    
37,000,000,000    
38,000,000,000    
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40,000,000,000    
41,000,000,000    
42,000,000,000    
43,000,000,000    
44,000,000,000    
45,000,000,000    
46,000,000,000    
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48,000,000,000    
49,000,000,000    
50,000,000,000    
51,000,000,000    
52,000,000,000    
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202,000,000,000    
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214,000,000,000    
215,000,000,000    
216,000,000,000    
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225,000,000,000    
226,000,000,000    
227,000,000,000    
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726,000,000,000    
727,000,000,000    
728,000,000,000    
729,000,000,000    
730,000,000,000    
731,000,000,000    
732,000,000,000    
733,000,000,000    
734,000,000,000    
735,000,000,000    
736,000,000,000    
737,000,000,000    
738,000,000,000    
739,000,000,000    
740,000,000,000    
741,000,000,000    
742,000,000,000    
743,000,000,000    
744,000,000,000    
745,000,000,000    
746,000,000,000    
747,000,000,000    
748,000,000,000    
749,000,000,000    
750,000,000,000    
751,000,000,000    
752,000,000,000    
753,000,000,000    
754,000,000,000    
755,000,000,000    
756,000,000,000    
757,000,000,000    
758,000,000,000    
759,000,000,000    
760,000,000,000    
761,000,000,000    
762,000,000,000    
763,000,000,000    
764,000,000,000    
765,000,000,000    
766,000,000,000    
767,000,000,000    
768,000,000,000    
769,000,000,000    
770,000,000,000    
771,000,000,000    
772,000,000,000    
773,000,000,000    
774,000,000,000    
775,000,000,000    
776,000,000,000    
777,000,000,000    
778,000,000,000    
779,000,000,000    
780,000,000,000    
781,000,000,000    
782,000,000,000    
783,000,000,000    
784,000,000,000    
785,000,000,000    
786,000,000,000    
787,000,000,000    
788,000,000,000    
789,000,000,000    
790,000,000,000    
791,000,000,000    
792,000,000,000    
793,000,000,000    
794,000,000,000    
795,000,000,000    
796,000,000,000    
797,000,000,000    
798,000,000,000    
799,000,000,000    
800,000,000,000    
801,000,000,000    
802,000,000,000    
803,000,000,000    
804,000,000,000    
805,000,000,000    
806,000,000,000    
807,000,000,000    
808,000,000,000    
809,000,000,000    
810,000,000,000    
811,000,000,000    
812,000,000,000    
813,000,000,000    
814,000,000,000    
815,000,000,000    
816,000,000,000    
817,000,000,000    
818,000,000,000    
819,000,000,000    
820,000,000,000    
821,000,000,000    
822,000,000,000    
823,000,000,000    
824,000,000,000    
825,000,000,000    
826,000,000,000    
827,000,000,000    
828,000,000,000    
829,000,000,000    
830,000,000,000    
831,000,000,000    
832,000,000,000    
833,000,000,000    
834,000,000,000    
835,000,000,000    
836,000,000,000    
837,000,000,000    
838,000,000,000    
839,000,000,000    
840,000,000,000    
841,000,000,000    
842,000,000,000    
843,000,000,000    
844,000,000,000    
845,000,000,000    
846,000,000,000    
847,000,000,000    
848,000,000,000    
849,000,000,000    
850,000,000,000    
851,000,000,000    
852,000,000,000    
853,000,000,000    
854,000,000,000    
855,000,000,000    
856,000,000,000    
857,000,000,000    
858,000,000,000    
859,000,000,000    
860,000,000,000    
861,000,000,000    
862,000,000,000    
863,000,000,000    
864,000,000,000    
865,000,000,000    
866,000,000,000    
867,000,000,000    
868,000,000,000    
869,000,000,000    
870,000,000,000    
871,000,000,000    
872,000,000,000    
873,000,000,000    
874,000,000,000    
875,000,000,000    
876,000,000,000    
877,000,000,000    
878,000,000,000    
879,000,000,000    
880,000,000,000    
881,000,000,000    
882,000,000,000    
883,000,000,000    
884,000,000,000    
885,000,000,000    
886,000,000,000    
887,000,000,000    
888,000,000,000    
889,000,000,000    
890,000,000,000    
891,000,000,000    
892,000,000,000    
893,000,000,000    
894,000,000,000    
895,000,000,000    
896,000,000,000    
897,000,000,000    
898,000,000,000    
899,000,000,000    
900,000,000,000    
901,000,000,000    
902,000,000,000    
903,000,000,000    
904,000,000,000    
905,000,000,000    
906,000,000,000    
907,000,000,000    
908,000,000,000    
909,000,000,000    
910,000,000,000    
911,000,000,000    
912,000,000,000    
913,000,000,000    
914,000,000,000    
915,000,000,000    
916,000,000,000    
917,000,000,000    
918,000,000,000    
919,000,000,000    
920,000,000,000    
921,000,000,000    
922,000,000,000    
923,000,000,000    
924,000,000,000    
925,000,000,000    
926,000,000,000    
927,000,000,000    
928,000,000,000    
929,000,000,000    
930,000,000,000    
931,000,000,000    
932,000,000,000    
933,000,000,000    
934,000,000,000    
935,000,000,000    
936,000,000,000    
937,000,000,000    
938,000,000,000    
939,000,000,000    
940,000,000,000    
941,000,000,000    
942,000,000,000    
943,000,000,000    
944,000,000,000    
945,000,000,000    
946,000,000,000    
947,000,000,000    
948,000,000,000    
949,000,000,000    
950,000,000,000    
951,000,000,000    
952,000,000,000    
953,000,000,000    
954,000,000,000    
955,000,000,000    
956,000,000,000    
957,000,000,000    
958,000,000,000    
959,000,000,000    
960,000,000,000    
961,000,000,000    
962,000,000,000    
963,000,000,000    
964,000,000,000    
965,000,000,000    
966,000,000,000    
967,000,000,000    
968,000,000,000    
969,000,000,000    
970,000,000,000    
971,000,000,000    
972,000,000,000    
973,000,000,000    
974,000,000,000    
975,000,000,000    
976,000,000,000    
977,000,000,000    
978,000,000,000    
979,000,000,000    
980,000,000,000    
981,000,000,000    
982,000,000,000    
983,000,000,000    
984,000,000,000    
985,000,000,000    
986,000,000,000    
987,000,000,000    
988,000,000,000    
989,000,000,000    
990,000,000,000    
991,000,000,000    
992,000,000,000    
993,000,000,000    
994,000,000,000    
995,000,000,000    
996,000,000,000    
997,000,000,000    
998,000,000,000    
999,000,000,000    
1 Trillion    

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