Have you ever wondered what a trillions dollars really looks like? I mean, what does it mean in normal human terms? A trillion dollars is so much money how does an average citizen even compute what a trillion dollars is?
Well, since the US government is now in debt at $17.4 trillion dollars we thought it was relevant to all America people because we will be paying for it for generations to come.
The people at www.Heritage.org have put together a little video to put things in perspective. Warning: this is mind-boggling.
Watch the video here:
video courtesy of www.Heritage.org
picture courtesy of www.morguefile.com