rusty1955
10-29-2008, 03:37 AM
It’s not a figure I pulled out at random of course... this $700 billion is the estimate on the whole Wall Street bailout deal. Of course, I’m not convinced that the US government didn’t just pull it out at random -- so whatever. Regardless, it’s a LOT of moolah … which has some talking about what else the money could have been spent on – the list below is just some examples I’ve seen – plus a few of my own. Think about some of these as you grab your ankles on April 15th:
You could literally buy the world a Coke. Actually a 2-liter bottle per week for a year.
Over 1996 years with Demi Moore (based on $1 million/night price – see Indecent Proposal for reference.)
37 large Starbucks coffees per American every day for over a year!
You could buy 7 Mac laptops for every school-age child in U.S.
400 space shuttles. (Mars anyone? I’ll bring the drinks.)
You could buy 2 mountain bikes for everyone in China. (Some assembly required.)
233,333 Super Bowl ads – every single ad for centuries to come! (Possibly one might be playing the next time the Browns won!)
You could buy 438 pounds of rice for every single person in Africa.
You could buy everyone in America 2200 McDonald’s apple pies.
You could buy all 32 NFL teams - 27 times.
Two cases (48) of beer for every American every day for over a year!
Gasoline for a year for every adult in America. (175 billion gallons of gas at current price.)
150 pounds of bacon a week for every American for a year.
You could buy a 60-inch HDTV for every man, woman and child in the U.S.
You could buy a brand new Hummer for each of the 11 million people on the island of Cuba.
Four Apples. (No, I’m not talking about the fruit – the company! With 64 billion left over to spare.)
In closing, this is over $2000 for every citizen of the United States or, if you're felling generous you could give every person on the planet just over $100.00. No question about it -- this is Oprah money we are talking about! Oh, the times we live in. This is in fairness truly serious business. I mean, where the hell did this money go? I mean, someone lived the high life for a while right? Where's my gold-plated toilet?!! A wise man once said, “"It's easy to sit there and say you'd like to have more money. And I guess that's what I like about it. It's easy. Just sitting there, rocking back and forth, wanting that money." Until next time, CHEERS!
You could literally buy the world a Coke. Actually a 2-liter bottle per week for a year.
Over 1996 years with Demi Moore (based on $1 million/night price – see Indecent Proposal for reference.)
37 large Starbucks coffees per American every day for over a year!
You could buy 7 Mac laptops for every school-age child in U.S.
400 space shuttles. (Mars anyone? I’ll bring the drinks.)
You could buy 2 mountain bikes for everyone in China. (Some assembly required.)
233,333 Super Bowl ads – every single ad for centuries to come! (Possibly one might be playing the next time the Browns won!)
You could buy 438 pounds of rice for every single person in Africa.
You could buy everyone in America 2200 McDonald’s apple pies.
You could buy all 32 NFL teams - 27 times.
Two cases (48) of beer for every American every day for over a year!
Gasoline for a year for every adult in America. (175 billion gallons of gas at current price.)
150 pounds of bacon a week for every American for a year.
You could buy a 60-inch HDTV for every man, woman and child in the U.S.
You could buy a brand new Hummer for each of the 11 million people on the island of Cuba.
Four Apples. (No, I’m not talking about the fruit – the company! With 64 billion left over to spare.)
In closing, this is over $2000 for every citizen of the United States or, if you're felling generous you could give every person on the planet just over $100.00. No question about it -- this is Oprah money we are talking about! Oh, the times we live in. This is in fairness truly serious business. I mean, where the hell did this money go? I mean, someone lived the high life for a while right? Where's my gold-plated toilet?!! A wise man once said, “"It's easy to sit there and say you'd like to have more money. And I guess that's what I like about it. It's easy. Just sitting there, rocking back and forth, wanting that money." Until next time, CHEERS!