So what is ten trillion?

[CommonHighrise]

It's not the exact number of moolah spent on the stimulus, and is actually fairly low to some estimates, but it's a nice round number to work with.

If George Washington was given $10T in 1776 to run the country, never took in any taxes, and went broke this year, the nation could have operated on an average annual budget of $43.1 billion.

With $10T, you could buy a G19, AK47, 20k rounds for each, and assorted cleaning supplies, for every man, woman, and child in the United States...three times over.

Spend $10T on various pistol ammo , and divvy it equally amongst all the members of PAFOA (all 10k) for a range trip. It would take us all over three and a half years on nonstop firing to use it all (yes, that's even accounting for Lycanthrope).

A row of ten Vulcan M61A2s would take about 90 years, firing nonstop 24/7/365, to exhaust $10T in 20mm ammo.

A single MetalStorm gun would take only 58 years to fire $10T in 9mm ammo.

$10T would buy enough fabric, of the proper colors, to construct an American flag that could cover the continental United States, Hawaii, and Alaska.

What about moving that kinda cash between banks?

$10T in $100 bills weighs over 110,000 tons.

Thats 110K pickup trucks. 1,597 quarry dump drucks, or 345 930-E2 trucks.

This is a 930-E2;


Luckily though, it would all fit in a single 747-8 freighter jet. Barely.

So, what can you guys come up with?

[mjfletcher]

The projected annual cost of the Obama health care plan.

[ScaredOnce]

Luckily though, it would all fit in a single 747-8 freighter jet. Barely.

In $100 bills, that 748F will still be about 30tonnes over MTOW... But, if you park it near my house, I'll keep it safe... trust me...

[CommonHighrise]

The projected annual cost of the Obama health care plan.

$32,894/yr. per US citizen. With an average income (of those earning income) of $30,000, and unemployment of 8.6%, that would leave us losing $1.6 trillion annually, if 100% of average income was taxed 100%.

[mjfletcher]

$32,894/yr. per US citizen. With an average income (of those earning income) of $30,000, and unemployment of 8.6%, that would leave us losing $1.6 trillion annually, if 100% of average income was taxed 100%.

Considering who came up with it, what did you expect? With govt spending like that we'll be the USSA in 1 year or less.

[ScaredOnce]

With govt spending like that we'll be the USSA in 1 year or less.

So if I put all of my funds into foreign currency, you're saying I might have a shot at buying a submarine?? Nice...

[CommonHighrise]

In $100 bills, that 748F will still be about 30tonnes over MTOW... But, if you park it near my house, I'll keep it safe... trust me...

Actually, I screwed it up, by a bit more than 30 ton. Wikipedia lists it's payload max at 154 ton, leaving it at 109,846 tons over.

For those interested in figuring out monetary weight, it's 454 bills per pound, regardless of denomination.

[mjfletcher]

So if I put all of my funds into foreign currency, you're saying I might have a shot at buying a submarine?? Nice...

You'll need one after our country gets flushed.

[CommonHighrise]

Though on the low-tech side, loaded in rucks to 100lbs each, and with the combined manpower of the Army, Marines, National Guard, and Air Force, you could move $10T in $100 bills.

On the individual taxpayer level, if divvied up evenly into rucks with $1 bills, thats only 72lbs apiece for every man woman and child.

How long can you march in tune with a 72lb ruck?

[ScaredOnce]

Actually, I screwed it up, by a bit more than 30 ton. Wikipedia lists it's payload max at 154 ton, leaving it at 109,846 tons over.

For those interested in figuring out monetary weight, it's 454 bills per pound, regardless of denomination.

First, I screwed up too... B748F weight I listed was actual net cargo, not MTOW. Now, onto the weight of all that mullah...


$10E10*2200lb/$1E6($1 bills)*$1/100*1ton/2000lb = 110ton

(i totally use google as a calculator haha) (((((10 000 000 000 * 2 200) / 1 000 000) * 1) / 100) * 1) / 2 000 = 110

I converted to $100 bills, so you got approx. 100times a larger number... But, now that we've proven ourselves dorks... The point is... THAT'S A LOT OF $$!!