Oooh, money...

Companion Cube · Post by **Companion Cube** » 2003-10-20 04:13pm

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2003-10-20 04:17pm

Someone's a fan of milk and cookies. *hand's 3I a cookie*

Robert Treder · Post by **Robert Treder** » 2003-10-20 04:24pm

Sure, it's a lot of money, but what's their point? Because it would take so much space if it were in $1 bills, Bush shouldn't have asked for it?

I don't get it.

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2003-10-20 04:36pm

Oh well, both parties only bitch about spending when they aren't in power (otherwise, it's A-OK).

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-10-20 04:53pm

Thats why people prefer credit card it does`nt take so much space.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-10-20 05:50pm

Robert Treder wrote:Sure, it's a lot of money, but what's their point? Because it would take so much space if it were in $1 bills, Bush shouldn't have asked for it?

I don't get it.

I guess they think representing the package for Iraq and Afghanistan as a pile of bills greater then the value of all American paper currency in existence while not bothering to show how much bigger the entire multi trillion dollar Federal budge its is clever.

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2003-10-20 07:06pm

It's an interesting diagram, but I don't see the point. How much would $87 billion in pennies weigh?

Captain Cyran · Post by **Captain Cyran** » 2003-10-20 08:13pm

I don't get it...at all. Are they trying to say that it's a lot of money being spent? Is it really a lot of money for the U.S. Government?

Companion Cube · Post by **Companion Cube** » 2003-10-21 01:58am

I'm not trying to make any kind of political statement, and while the page obviously is, I just look at the pictures. (My Y-Chromosome doesn't prevent airheadedness...

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The Duchess of Zeon · Post by **The Duchess of Zeon** » 2003-10-21 02:14am

That's a really pointless picture trick.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-10-21 02:21am

Newsweek did a better job by showing what else the money could potentially pay for, by showing what would happen if it was thrown at schools, what would happen if it was used on domestic infrastructure, etc.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-10-21 02:31am

If you dropped all those bills from the sky over Afghanistan and Iraq, everyone would've just revolted anyway.