InstantForum.NET v4.1.3Kiwivoice - Have your say today - Political discussion nz, Political Forum nz, Blog, Cultural discussion nz, Business nz, Sports nz, New Zealand, NZ Forumshttp://www.kiwivoice.co.nz/Admin@kiwivoice.co.nzThu, 09 Sep 2010 17:51:41 GMT20http://www.kiwivoice.co.nz/Topic1731-5-1.aspxHey cool post, helps shed some different light on things, Cheers mate ..</P><P>IN GOD WE TRUST ..</P><P>Government</P><P>Of</P><P>DemocracyTue, 13 Jul 2010 15:49:16 GMTFreemanChipszhttp://www.kiwivoice.co.nz/Topic1731-5-1.aspxA mate was telling me a trillion dollars gives you the ability to spend a million dollars every day for 2600 years! That's since Nebuchadnezzar! God help America - that means God help us!Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:30:42 GMTSlightMiraclehttp://www.kiwivoice.co.nz/Topic1731-5-1.aspxAll this talk about "stimulus packages" and "bailouts"...<P class=regtext>A <I>billion</I> dollars...</P><P class=regtext>A <I>hundred billion</I> dollars...</P><P class=regtext><I>Eight hundred billion</I> dollars...</P><P class=regtext>One <I>TRILLION</I> dollars...</P><P class=regtext>What does that look like? I mean, these various numbers are tossed around like so many doggie treats, so I thought I'd take <A title=http://sketchup.google.com/ href="http://sketchup.google.com/">Google Sketchup</A> out for a test drive and try to get a sense of what exactly a trillion dollars <I>looks</I> like.</P><P class=regtext>We'll start with a $100 dollar bill. Currently the largest U.S. denomination in general circulation. Most everyone has seen them, slighty fewer have owned them. Guaranteed to make friends wherever they go.</P><P class=regtext><IMG src="http://www.kiwivoice.co.nz/Uploads/Images/6de75d19-38f6-4652-93de-d240.bmp"></P><P class=regtext>A packet of one hundred $100 bills is less than 1/2" thick and contains $10,000. Fits in your pocket easily and is more than enough for week or two of shamefully decadent fun.</P><P class=regtext><IMG src="http://www.kiwivoice.co.nz/Uploads/Images/200fcbf8-4b12-462a-804f-3bf1.bmp"></P><P class=regtext>Believe it or not, this next little pile is $1 million dollars (100 packets of $10,000). You could stuff that into a grocery bag and walk around with it.</P><P class=regtext><IMG src="http://www.kiwivoice.co.nz/Uploads/Images/c867f7e4-b1dd-4db5-9bd0-c605.bmp"></P><P class=regtext>While a measly $1 million looked a little unimpressive, $100 million is a little more respectable. It fits neatly on a standard pallet...</P><P class=regtext><IMG src="http://www.kiwivoice.co.nz/Uploads/Images/5cf1361b-755e-40c6-a159-9e6b.bmp"></P><P class=regtext> </P><P class=regtext>And $1 BILLION dollars... now we're really getting somewhere...</P><P class=regtext><IMG src="http://www.kiwivoice.co.nz/Uploads/Images/e25a8274-ec91-4140-ab12-28b3.bmp"></P><P class=regtext>Next we'll look at ONE TRILLION dollars. This is that number we've been hearing so much about. What is a trillion dollars? Well, it's a million million. It's a thousand billion. It's a one followed by 12 zeros.</P><P class=regtext>You ready for this?</P><P class=regtext>It's pretty surprising.</P><P class=regtext><IMG src="http://www.kiwivoice.co.nz/Uploads/Images/c8fd92e4-5e16-48b3-93c9-60c5.bmp">Wed, 18 Mar 2009 07:53:07 GMTShooter