| Expensive things in perspective. |
Subject: Expensive things in perspective. by CentralCoaster on 2009/2/5 18:21:57 Total costs, inflation-adjusted for 2008 dollars: 2008 Fed loans/purchases in financial industry. $4,284,000,000,000 World War 2.............................................. $3,600,000,000,000 Economic stimulus package............................. $900,000,000,000 (proposed) Banking industry bailout ................................. $700,000,000,000 Vietnam War................................................ $698,000,000,000 Iraq war...................................................... $595,000,000,000 Interstate highway system............................. $500,000,000,000 FDR's New Deal............................................. $500,000,000,000 Space race.................................................. $237,000,000,000 Louisiana Purchase........................................ $217,000,000,000 Net worth of Bill Gates..................................... $58,000,000,000 Panama Canal.................................................. $7,900,000,000 Alex Rodriguez.................................................... $275,000,000 Alaska Purchase................................................... $90,000,000 |
