Billion vs Trillion
By Barry Ritholtz - April 5th, 2009, 11:08AM
We previously looked at a Billion vs 1,000 Million; This is a nice example of relative size of numbers:
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Please use the comments to demonstrate your own ignorance, unfamiliarity with empirical data, ability to repeat discredited memes, and lack of respect for scientific knowledge. Also, be sure to create straw men and argue against things I have neither said nor even implied. Any irrelevancies you can mention will also be appreciated. Lastly, kindly forgo all civility in your discourse . . . you are, after all, anonymous.
April 5th, 2009 at 7:18 pm
well zeros work fine for me … if a million is a penny, then a billion is $10, and a trillion is $10,000.
if you’re looking at your wallet, then $10K is a ton of money. if you’re looking at your checking account … not so much.
the basic fact is not that $trillion is a ton of money, but that $million is chump change in comparison to the enormous current debts, revenues and cash reserves in play.
April 10th, 2009 at 10:13 pm
Billion is GM
A Trillion is Goldman.