The next time you go shopping, or if you're wondering how the Government spends your hard earned cash... remember this. A graphic visual of what a trillion dollar deficit looks like.
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.
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.
While a measly $1 million looked a little unimpressive, $100 million is a little more respectable. It fits neatly on a standard pallet ...
And $1 BILLION dollars ... now we're really getting somewhere ...
Next we'll look at ONE TRILLION dollars
The pallets of $100 bills are double stacked and the Guy in the red shirt (Bottom Left) is barely visible.
The next time you hear a politician talk about a "trillion dollars"... that's what they're talking about.