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Below are five tables listing the prices of the items in 980: Money.
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Dollars
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| Category | Item | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dollar bills | |||
| $1 Bill | $1 | ||
| $10 Bill | $10 | ||
| $500 Bill (William McKinley, discontinued) | $500 | ||
| $1000 Bill (Grover Cleveland, discontinued) | $1000 | ||
| Fruit | |||
| Apples (one dozen) | $5.68 | ||
| Oranges (one dozen) | $3.08 | ||
| Fast Food | |||
| Dollar menu item | $1.00 | ||
| Starbucks Coffee | $2.00 | ||
| Average US Restaurant Meals | |||
| Average single US restaurant meal | $35.65 | ||
| Average meal at the 20 costliest San Francisco restaurants | $85.27 | ||
| Dinner for four | |||
| Homemade rice and pinto beans | $9.26 (With time cost of two hours of shopping, travel, prep and cleanup: $41.80) | ||
| Homemade chicken dinner | $13.78 (With time cost of two hours of shopping, travel, prep and cleanup: $46.32) | ||
| McDonalds | $27.89 (With time cost of 30 minutes travel: $36.03) | ||
| Arby’s | $34.00 (With time cost of 30 minutes travel: $42.13) | ||
| Chili’s | $69.64 (With time cost of 30 minutes travel: $77.78) | ||
| Outback Steakhouse | $109.82 (With time cost of 30 minutes travel: $117.96) | ||
| Vehicles | |||
| Low-end bicycle | $190 | ||
| Clothes | |||
| Men's suit | $400 | ||
| Debt | |||
| Daily interest on average credit card debt | $5.63 | ||
| Daily income | |||
| Median household daily income | $136.28 | ||
| Taxes | $32.16 | ||
| After-tax | $104.12 | ||
| Game Consoles | |||
| PS3 | $250 | ||
| Xbox 360 | $200 | ||
| Wii | $150 | ||
| Electronics | |||
| Kindle Fire | $199 | ||
| Basic iPad | $499 | ||
| iPad + 3G + a year of data | $869 | ||
| Basic Macbook Air | $999 | ||
| Netbook | $249.99 | ||
| iPod Nano | $129 | ||
| Mac Mini | $599 | ||
| Comcast cable internet for a year ($59.99/month) | $719.88 | ||
| Books | |||
| Paperback book | $6.80 | ||
| Hardcover book | $32.27 | ||
| Audio book | $50.42 | ||
| Kindle | $79.00 | ||
| New video game | $49.99 | ||
| Kindle keyboard + 3G | $139 | ||
| Loose change | |||
| Loose change per pound | $12.80 | The chart depicts 12 blocks instead of 13. | |
| Loose change with no quarters | $5.40 | ||
| One-gallon jug of loose change | $270 | ||
| Loose change with no pennies | $17.40 | ||
| Annual value of pennies received in change (at one daily cash purchase) | $7.30 | ||
| Pet ownership (Based on ASPCA estimations) | |||
| Annual cost of rabbit ownership | $730 | ||
| Annual cost of dog ownership | $695 | ||
| Annual cost of cat ownership | $670 | ||
| Annual cost of fish ownership | $35 | ||
| Annual cost of bird ownership | $200 | ||
| Annual cost of small mammal ownership | $300 | ||
| Cell phone bill | |||
| Traditional cell phone average annual bill | $928.30 | ||
| Smartphone average annual bill | $1,320 | ||
| Worker/CEO comparison | |||
| 1965 production worker average hourly wage | $19.61 | ||
| 2007 production worker average hourly wage | $19.71 | ||
| Typical 1965 CEO pay for the same period | $490.31 | ||
| Typical 2007 CEO pay for the same period | $5419.97 |
Thousands
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| Category | Item | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typical household net worth by head of household’s age in 1984 | |||
| <35 years | $11,680 | ||
| 35-44 years | $72,090 | ||
| 45-54 years | $115,060 | ||
| 55-64 years | $149,240 | ||
| >65 years | $122,100 | ||
| Typical household net worth by head of household’s age in 2009 | |||
| <35 years | $3,710 | ||
| 35-44 years | $40,140 | ||
| 45-54 years | $103,040 | ||
| 55-64 years | $164,270 | ||
| >65 years | $172,820 | ||
| Raising a child to age 17 | |||
| Upper income | $302,860 | ||
| Middle income | $206,920 | ||
| Lower income | $150,380 | ||
| Vacations | |||
| All-inclusive one-week trip for two to St. Lucia resort from New England (incl. flights) | $3,204 | ||
| Twenty week-long Hawaiian vacations | $136,020 | ||
| Typical week-long Hawaii trip for two from US West Coast (incl. flights) | $6,801 | ||
| Typical weekend Hawaii trip for two from US West Coast incl. flights) | $2,863 | ||
| School Prices | |||
| Estimated one-year Hogwarts cost (incl. tuition) | $43,000 | ||
| Seven-year Hogwarts degree | $301,000 | ||
| Average community college tuition | $10,340 (One year $2,580) | ||
| Average in-state university tuition | $28,920 (One year $7,230) | ||
| Income per capita (2005) | |||
| United States 2005 per capita income | $32,360 | ||
| Switzerland 2005 per capita income | $29,910 | ||
| Germany 2005 per capita income | $27,550 | ||
| UK 2005 per capita income | $23,240 | ||
| France 2005 per capita income | $16,400 | ||
| China 2005 per capita income | $3,540 | ||
| Brazil 2005 per capita income | $5,540 | ||
| Houses | |||
| Small rural house | $100,000 | ||
| Typical new home | $224,910 | ||
| Health | |||
| Average individual health insurance annual premium | $5,430 | ||
| Cancer treatment including chemo | $117,260 | The chart depicts 115 blocks instead of 117. | |
| Annual Household Costs | |||
| A daily pack of cigarettes for a year (NJ) | $3,050 | ||
| One Starbucks latte per day | $1,820 | ||
| Average smartphone annual cost | $1,320 | ||
| Annual cost of car ownership | $3,650 | ||
| Typical annual household food spending | $5,650 | ||
| Average household CC debt | $9,960 | ||
| Annual cost to carry that debt | $2,090 | ||
| Typical annual housing cost for various cities (based on military's Basic Allowance for Housing for an E1 servicemember with no dependents) | |||
| NYC | $25,416 | ||
| San Francisco | $21,888 | ||
| Boston | $18,216 | ||
| Los Angeles | $17,640 | ||
| Washington DC | $16,380 | ||
| Chicago | $13,664 | ||
| Worcester | $12,456 | ||
| Houston | $11,888 | ||
| Minneapolis | $10,908 | ||
| Detroit | $10,080 | ||
| Salt Lake City | $9,108 | ||
| Scranton | $8,604 | ||
| Prince William and Kate Middleton's Wedding | |||
| Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding cake | $78,000 | ||
| Kate Middleton's wedding dress | $350,000 | This appears to be a mistake by Randall and should read $375,000. | |
| Flower cost for Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding | $800,000 | ||
| Value of an investment of $1,000/year
(NOT changing with inflation) for 30 years at 5% annual interest | |||
| 1 year | $1,000 | ||
| 5 years | $5,526 | ||
| 10 years | $12,850 | ||
| 15 years | $21,580 | ||
| 20 years | $33,070 | ||
| 25 years | $47,730 | ||
| 30 years | $66,440 | ||
| 30 years ($30,000 saved in mattress) | $30,000 | ||
| 30 years ($1,000/yr at a 4% real return (long-term stock + dividend average) | $56,080 | ||
| Value of investment (accounting for inflation) | |||
| 30 years | $27,370 | ||
| 30 years ($30,000 saved in mattress) | $12,360 | ||
| Average Vehicle Costs | |||
| Average used car | $8,910 | ||
| Average new car | $27,230 | ||
| High-end bicycle | $1,500 | ||
| Total cost to buy and own selected vehicles for five years | |||
| Honda Insight | $27,874 | ||
| Toyota Prius | $38,771 | ||
| Jeep Patriot | $35,425 | ||
| Honda Fit | $28,745 | ||
| BMW Z4 | $61,312 | ||
| Ford Explorer | $45,524 | ||
| Toyota Camry | $34,697 | ||
| smart fortwo | $29,629 | ||
| Honda CR-V | $35,183 | ||
| Chevy Volt | $42,180 | ||
| Hyundai Sonata | $34,644 | ||
| Ford F-150 | $48,734 | ||
| Nissan Cube | $29,383 | ||
| Porsche 911 | $91,590 | ||
| Total cost to buy and own selected vehicles for five years if gas were $10/gallon | |||
| Toyota Prius | $48,990 | ||
| Honda Fit | $45,233 | ||
| Ford Explorer | $69,076 | ||
| smart fortwo | $45,058 | ||
| Chevy Volt | $50,612 | ||
| Ford F-150 | $77,111 | ||
| Typical annual household income | |||
| Bottom 20% | $10,200 | ||
| Second 20% | $24,800 | ||
| Middle 20% | $44,400 | ||
| Fourth 20% | $76,100 | ||
| Top 10% | $201,100 | ||
| Top 1% | $822,000 | ||
| Top 1/500th | $2,080,000 | ||
| Median US household income | |||
| Median US household income | $51,570 | ||
| After-tax | $39,170 | ||
| Taxes | $12,100 | ||
| Total lifetime income from ages 25-65 at $50,000/year after 25% taxes (including Social Security) | $1,500,000 | ||
| Cost per household served by US Rural Utilities Service program to expand broadband access | $359,790 | ||
| If I had $1000000 (Cost of the items the singer in "If I had $1000000" would buy in order to win your love: $263,330) | |||
| Furniture | $21,160 | ||
| Plymouth Reliant | $3,000 | ||
| Tree fort | $15,000 | ||
| Llama | $2,120 | ||
| Joseph Merrick's remains | N/A (Held in Royal London Hospital collection and not available for purchase) | ||
| House | $224,820 | ||
| Tiny fridge | $99.08 | ||
| Gourmet pre-wrapped sausages (2) | $34.48 | ||
| Kraft Dinner (two double servings) | $3.06 | ||
| Expensive ketchup | $10.75 | ||
| Faux fur coat | $198.00 | ||
| Limo ride to the store | $186.59 | ||
| Luxuries | |||
| Golden Opulence ice cream sundae | $1,000 | ||
| Waist deep half-room ball pit | $2,400 | ||
| All 30 bestselling game consoles (refurb, eBay) | $2,640 | ||
| Initial seat on Virgin Galactic suborbital flight | $200,000 | ||
| Video Games | |||
| Typing F-U-N-D-S | $10,000 | ||
| Daily sales of Minecraft | $193,500 |
Millions
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| Category | Item | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Evil | |||
| Amount Dr. Evil thought he was demanding from the 1997 world | $6,630,000 | ||
| Amount he was actually demanding | $1,380,000 | ||
| Video Games | |||
| Minecraft sales by October 2011 | $56,780,000 | ||
| William and Kate's wedding | |||
| Flowers | $800,000 | ||
| Security | $20,000,000 | ||
| Total cost | $80,000,000 | ||
| Human Values | |||
| Amount needed to live comfortably off investments | $4,090,000 | ||
| EPA value of a human life | $8,120,000 | The chart depicts 10 blocks instead of 8. | |
| Six Million Dollar Man (2011 dollars) | $29,870,000 | ||
| 50,000 salary for 40 years after 25% taxes | $1,500,000 | ||
| Lifetime cost to avoid changing your oil by abandoning your car and buying a new one whenever you hit 5.000 miles | $3,270,000 | ||
| Corporation Expenses | |||
| 30-second Super Bowl ad slot | $3,000,000 | ||
| Annual cost to run Wikipedia | $18,500,000 | ||
| Loss in NewsCorp value over hacking scandal | $750,000,000 | ||
| Vehicles | |||
| Most expensive production car (Bugatti Veyron) | $2,400,000 | ||
| Most expensive car ever sold (1957 Ferrari 250) | $16,390,000 | ||
| Marginal cost to launch one shuttle | $450,000,000 | ||
| Total shuttle program per launch | $1,451,000,000 | ||
| One B-2 bomber | $2,500,000,000 | ||
| Structures | |||
| Large city office building | $100,000,000 | ||
| Dubai Fountain | $224,540,000 | ||
| Burj Khalifa | $1,521,000,000 | ||
| New Yankee Stadium | $1,545,000,000 | ||
| Rare Items | |||
| Qianlong Chinese vase sold in 2010 | $83,710,000 | ||
| Leonardo’s Codex Leicester (bought by Bill Gates) | $45,930,000 | ||
| Estimated value of first-edition Gutenberg Bible | $34,610,000 | ||
| 1933 Double Eagle coin (All destroyed uncirculated save a few stolen from the US Mint) | $9,330,000 | ||
| Treskilling Yellow postage stamp (At $50 billion/lb possibly the world’s most expensive thing by weight) | $2,780,000 | ||
| 1297 Magna Carta original copy signed by Edward I | $21,890,000 | ||
| Painting from The Card Players series (rumor) | $250,000,000 | ||
| Willem de Kooning’s “Woman III” (2006 auction bought by David Geffen) | $168,780,000 | ||
| Jackson Pollock’s “No. 5, 1948” (2006 auction bought by David Geffen) | $153,440,000 | ||
| Airbus A380 | $264,000,000 | ||
| Mona Lisa assessed value | $730,660,000 | ||
| Bitcoins | |||
| Market value of all Bitcoins as of 11/2011 | $22,819,797 | ||
| Market value of all Bitcoins as at July 2011 peak price | $210,000,000 | ||
| Millionaires | |||
| Darrell Issa (R-CA) net worth | $304,000,000 | ||
| Jane Harman (D-CA) net worth | $294,000,000 | ||
| John Kerry (D-MA) net worth | $239,000,000 | ||
| Mitt Romney net worth | $210,000,000 | ||
| Jon Huntsman net worth | $40,000,000 | ||
| Average net worth of US senator | $13,400,000 | ||
| Average net worth of US representative | $4,900,000 | ||
| A billionaire | $1,000,000,000 | ||
| Per US resident | |||
| $1 per US resident | $312,620,000 | ||
| $1 per US household | $117,290,000 | The chart depicts 138 blocks instead of 117. | |
| $10 from every US resident | $3,326,200,000 | The chart depicts 3126 blocks instead of 3326. | |
| $10 from every US household | $1,179,180,000 | The chart depicts 854 blocks instead of 1179. | |
| Raptors | |||
| One F-22 raptor | $154,500,000 | ||
| One velociraptor (25% of Jurassic Park production budget amortized over three velociraptors) | $1,930,000 | ||
| Professional rapper net worth | |||
| 50 Cent | $100,000,000 | ||
| 50 Cent (stage name) | $0.50 | ||
| 50 Cent (adjusted for inflation) | $0.70 | ||
| Birdman | $100,000,000 | ||
| Dr Dre | $125,000,000 | ||
| Jay-Z | $450,000,000 | ||
| Diddy | $475,000,000 | ||
| J.K. Rowling | |||
| J.K. Rowling | $1,000,000,000 | ||
| J.K. Rowling had she become a rapper (Professional assessment by rapper/geek culture expert MC Frontalot) | $82,000 | ||
| Hurricanes | |||
| Annual hurricane forecast R&D funding | $20,000,000 | ||
| Hurricane forecast improvement funding since 1989 | $440,000,000 | ||
| Economic savings—during Hurricane Irene alone—due to limiting evacuations made possible by recent forecast advances | $700,000,000 |
Prizes
| Amount | Year | Show/Movie | Amount Today | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $64,000 | 1955 | The $64,000 Question | $528,310 | |
| £1,000,000 | 1998 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (UK) | $2,270,000 | |
| $1,000,000 | 1999 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (USA) | $1,330,000 | |
| $1,000,000 | 1955 | The Millionaire (TV Show) | $8,250,000 | |
| $1,000,000 | 1931 | The Millionaire (Movie) | $14,530,000 | The chart depicts 17 blocks instead of 15. |
Elections
| Person | Funds raised |
|---|---|
| 2012 presidential fundraising | $188,260,000 |
| Herman Cain | $5,380,000 |
| Jon Huntsman | $4,510,000 |
| Michele Bachmann | $9,870,000 |
| Ron Paul | $12,790,000 |
| Rick Perry | $17,200,000 |
| Mitt Romney | $32,610,000 |
| Barack Obama | $88,420,000 |
| Other | $17,480,000 |
| Person | Funds raised |
|---|---|
| 2008 presidential campaign fundraising | $1,860,390,000 |
| Excluding candidate Lee L. Mercer, Jr of Houston, who claimed, in his combined FEC filings, | $900,005,507 in fundraising and $900,006,431 in campaign spending. |
| Ron Paul | $32,480,000 |
| John Edwards | $64,410,000 |
| Rudy Giuliani | $66,520,000 |
| Mitt Romney | $116,730,000 |
| Barack Obama | $799,670,000 |
| John McCain | $394,280,000 |
| Hilary Clinton | $259,050,000 |
| Other | $127,250,000 |
| Person | Funds raised |
|---|---|
| 2004 presidential campaign fundraising | $1,006,810,000 |
| Howard Dean | $61,620,000 |
| Wesley Clark | $34,620,000 |
| John Edwards | $39,310,000 |
| John Kerry | $352,090,000 |
| George W. Bush | $429,660,000 |
| Other | $89,510,000 |
| Person | Funds raised |
|---|---|
| 2000 presidential campaign fundraising | $805,120,000 |
| Pat Buchanan | $37,440,000 |
| John McCain | $75,180,000 |
| Bill Bradley | $65,680,000 |
| Steve Forbes | $114,400,000 *The Money Chart incorrectly reads $11,440,000 |
| Al Gore | $170,520,000 |
| George W. Bush | $247,100,000 |
| Other | $94,800,000 |
2010 midterm elections fundraising
| Party | Funds raised |
|---|---|
| Democrats | $815,000,000 |
| Republicans | $587,000,000 |
2011-2012 Campaign donations by industry
| Industry | To Democrats (approx) | To Republicans (approx) | To Other (approx) | Total Funds donated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finance industry | $47,000,000 | $68,000,000 | $7,000,000 | $122,900,000 |
| Organized labor | $14,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $18,720,000 |
| Energy industry | $6,000,000 | $21,000,000 | $0 | $26,680,000 |
| Lawyers and general lobbyists | $39,000,000 | $19,000,000 | $0 | $57,590,000 |
| Health industry | $19,000,000 | $23,000,000 | $0 | $42,727,000 |
| Electronics and communication industry | $21,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $7,000,000 | $32,420,000 |
Inaugurations
| Thing | Price |
|---|---|
| Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration | $174,100,000 |
| Festivities (private donors) | $46,400,000 |
| Federal + state + local government (mainly security) | $127,700,000 |
| Thing | Price |
|---|---|
| George Bush’s 2005 inauguration | $178,600,000 |
| Festivities (private donors) | $47,800,000 |
| Federal + state + local government (mainly security) | $130,800,000 |
Past presidential campaign fundraising
| Campaign Year | Funds raised |
|---|---|
| 1996 | $559,810,000 |
| 1992 | $521,480,000 |
| 1988 | $606,300,000 |
| 1984 | $429,860,000 |
| 1980 | $434,220,000 |
| 1976 | $664,160,000 |
Value of a solid gold toilet (626 lbs) by year
| Year | Value (Approximate) |
|---|---|
| 1967 | $2,000,000 |
| 1968 | $2,000,000 |
| 1969 | $2,000,000 |
| 1970 | $2,000,000 |
| 1971 | $2,000,000 |
| 1972 | $3,000,000 |
| 1973 | $4,000,000 |
| 1974 | $7,000,000 |
| 1975 | $6,000,000 |
| 1976 | $4,000,000 |
| 1977 | $5,000,000 |
| 1978 | $6,000,000 |
| 1979 | $9,000,000 |
| 1980 | $15,000,000 |
| 1981 | $10,000,000 |
| 1982 | $8,000,000 |
| 1983 | $9,000,000 |
| 1984 | $7,000,000 |
| 1985 | $6,000,000 |
| 1986 | $7,000,000 |
| 1987 | $8,000,000 |
| 1988 | $7,000,000 |
| 1989 | $6,000,000 |
| 1990 | $6,000,000 |
| 1991 | $5,000,000 |
| 1992 | $5,000,000 |
| 1993 | $5,000,000 |
| 1994 | $5,000,000 |
| 1995 | $5,000,000 |
| 1996 | $5,000,000 |
| 1997 | $4,000,000 |
| 1998 | $4,000,000 |
| 1999 | $3,000,000 |
| 2000 | $3,000,000 |
| 2001 | $3,000,000 |
| 2002 | $3,000,000 |
| 2003 | $4,000,000 |
| 2004 | $4,000,000 |
| 2005 | $5,000,000 |
| 2006 | $6,000,000 |
| 2007 | $8,000,000 |
| 2008 | $8,000,000 |
| 2009 | $10,000,000 |
| 2010 | $13,000,000 |
| 2011 | $15,000,000 |
Value of a carry-on suitcase full of $100 bills (30,00 ct, 60lbs)
| Year | Value (Approximate) |
|---|---|
| 1967 | $20,000,000 |
| 1968 | $19,000,000 |
| 1969 | $18,000,000 |
| 1970 | $17,000,000 |
| 1971 | $16,000,000 |
| 1972 | $16,000,000 |
| 1973 | $15,000,000 |
| 1974 | $13,000,000 |
| 1975 | $12,000,000 |
| 1976 | $12,000,000 |
| 1977 | $11,000,000 |
| 1978 | $10,000,000 |
| 1979 | $9,000,000 |
| 1980 | $8,000,000 |
| 1981 | $7,000,000 |
| 1982 | $7,000,000 |
| 1983 | $7,000,000 |
| 1984 | $6,000,000 |
| 1985 | $6,000,000 |
| 1986 | $6,000,000 |
| 1987 | $6,000,000 |
| 1988 | $6,000,000 |
| 1989 | $5,000,000 |
| 1990 | $5,000,000 |
| 1991 | $5,000,000 |
| 1992 | $5,000,000 |
| 1993 | $5,000,000 |
| 1994 | $4,000,000 |
| 1995 | $4,000,000 |
| 1996 | $4,000,000 |
| 1997 | $4,000,000 |
| 1998 | $4,000,000 |
| 1999 | $4,000,000 |
| 2000 | $4,000,000 |
| 2001 | $4,000,000 |
| 2002 | $4,000,000 |
| 2003 | $4,000,000 |
| 2004 | $4,000,000 |
| 2005 | $3,000,000 |
| 2006 | $3,000,000 |
| 2007 | $3,000,000 |
| 2008 | $3,000,000 |
| 2009 | $3,000,000 |
| 2010 | $3,000,000 |
| 2011 | $3,000,000 |
Billions
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Harry Potter movie franchise total revenue
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Harry Potter movie franchise total revenue | $21,000,000,000 |
| Treasure found in a temple in India in 2011 | $22,000,000,000 |
Box office revenue
Adjusted for monetary inflation but not ticket price inflation Hilighted [sic]: films that earned more than 2009's Avatar
| Year | Movie | Revenue | Highlighted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Avatar | $783,510,000 | |
| 2008 | The Dark Knight | $547,520,000 | |
| 2003 | Shrek 3 | $516,610,000 | |
| 1999 | The Phantom Menace | $572,000,000 | |
| 1997 | Titanic | $827,260,000 | Yes |
| 1994 | Lion King | $625,810,000 | |
| 1993 | Jurassic Park | $625,810,000 | |
| 1984 | Ghostbusters | $507,720,000 | |
| 1983 | Return of the Jedi | $686,710,000 | |
| 1982 | E.T. | $996,580,000 | Yes |
| 1980 | The Empire Strikes Back | $778,530,000 | |
| 1977 | Star Wars | $1,681,000,000 | Yes |
| 1975 | Jaws | $1,067,510,000 | Yes |
| 1973 | The Exorcist | $1,019,000,000 | Yes |
| 1965 | The Sound of Music | $1,144,920,000 | Yes |
| 1962 | 101 Dalmatians | $1,131,310,000 | Yes |
| 1960 | Ben-Hur | $561,090,000 | |
| 1957 | The Ten Commandments | $532,570,000 | |
| 1943 | Bambi | $1,391,000,000 | Yes |
| 1942 | Fantasia | $1,146,000,000 | Yes |
| 1940 | Gone with the Wind | $3,157,000,000 | Yes |
| 1938 | Snow White | $2,841,700,000 | Yes |
Charity
| Area | Amount given |
|---|---|
| US annual charitable giving | $294,850,000,000 |
| To religious organizations | $102,000,000,000 |
| To educational organizations | $42,240,000,000 |
| To foundations | $33,450,000,000 |
| To human services | $26,850,000,000 |
| To societal benefit organizations | $24,570,000,000 |
| To health organizations | $23,140,000,000 |
| To international affairs | $15,980,000,000 |
| To arts and culture | $13,460,000,000 |
| To animals and environment | $6,750,000,000 |
Type of giving:
| Type | Amount given |
|---|---|
| Individual giving | $214,650,000,000 |
| Foundation grantmaking | $41,560,000,000 |
| Bequests | $23,140,000,000 |
| Corporate giving | $15,500,000,000 |
Gates Foundation total giving since 1994
| Area | Amount given |
|---|---|
| Gates Foundation total giving since 1994 | $25,360,000,000 |
| Global health | ~$12,000,000,000 |
| US | ~$4,000,000,000 |
| Developments | ~$3,000,000,000 |
| Grants | ~$1,000,000,000 |
Book publishing industry revenue
| Genre | Revenue |
|---|---|
| Book publishing industry revenue | $28,320,000,000 |
| Romance | $1,380,000,000 |
| Trade books | $14,130,000,000 |
| K-12 | $5,570,000,000 |
| Professional | $3,750,000,000 |
| Higher education | $4,560,000,000 |
Video game industry revenue
| Area | Revenue |
|---|---|
| Video game industry revenue | $48,900,000,000 |
| United States | $18,830,000,000 |
Education
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Student loans outstanding | $955,800,000,000 |
| Federal student loans | $792,900,000,000 |
| Defaulted Federal student loans (Private total unknown) | $65,020,000,000 |
| Private student loans | $163,900,000,000 |
| Total spending on primary and secondary education in the US | $612,470,000,000 |
| Teacher Salaries | $295,810,000,000 |
| Total annual higher education spending in the US | $355,110,000,000 |
Harvard University revenue
| Area | Revenue |
|---|---|
| Tuition, donations, and fees | $1,425,000,000 |
| Investments | $7,900,000,000 |
In other words, if Harvard completely eliminated tuition, it would mean roughly a 15% budget cut.
Education foundations
| Foundation | Amount given |
|---|---|
| Gates Foundation | $36,700,000,000 |
| INGKA Foundation | $36,000,000,000 |
| Howard Hughes Medical Institute | $14,800,000,000 |
| Ford Foundation | $13,800,000,000 |
| John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation | $6,100,000,000 |
Endowments of the 63 wealthiest universities
| University | Endowments |
|---|---|
| Endowments of the 63 wealthiest universities | $277,570,000,000 |
| Harvard | $32,000,000,000 |
| Yale | $19,400,000,000 |
| Princeton | $17,100,000,000 |
| U of Texas | $16,610,000,000 |
| Stanford | $16,500,000,000 |
| MIT | $9,900,000,000 |
| Columbia | $7,800,000,000 |
| U of Michigan | $7,800,000,000 |
| Texas A&M | $7,030,000,000 |
| Northwestern | $7,030,000,000 |
Corporate revenue
| Corporation | Revenue | Profit | Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walmart | $421,800,000,000 | $16,390,000,000 | |
| ExxonMobil | $354,700,000,000 | $30,460,000,000 | |
| Chevron | $196,300,000,000 | $19,020,000,000 | |
| Fannie Mae | $153,800,000,000 | $14,010,000,000 | |
| GE | $151,600,000,000 | $11,640,000,000 | |
| Berkshire Hathaway | $136,100,000,000 | $12,970,000,000 | |
| PepsiCo | $57,840,000,000 | $6,320,000,000 | |
| Coca-Cola | $35,840,000,000 | $11,800,000,000 | |
| VISA | $8,100,000,000 | $2,700,000,000 | |
| MasterCard | $5,500,000,000 | $1,850,000,000 | |
| General Motors | $135,600,000,000 | $6,170,000,000 | |
| Ford | $129,000,000,000 | $6,560,000,000 | |
| Chrysler | $44,950,000,000 | $653,000,000 | |
| AT&T | $124,600,000,000 | $19,860,000,000 | |
| Verizon | $106,560,000,000 | $2,550,000,000 | |
| Bank of America | $134,20,000,000 | $2,240,000,000 | |
| JP Morgan Chase | $115,480,000,000 | $17,370,000,000 | |
| Citigroup | $111,060,000,000 | $10,600,000,000 | |
| AGI | $104,420,000,000 | $17,370,000,000 | |
| HP | $126,000,000,000 | $8,780,000,000 | |
| Apple | $65,230,000,000 | $14,010,000,000 | |
| Microsoft | $62,480,000,000 | $18,760,000,000 | |
| $29,320,000,000 | $8,510,000,000 | ||
| Combined annual profit of the Fortune 500 companies | $708,600,000,000 |
US health care spending
| Category | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| US cancer spending | ||
| US spending on lung cancer treatment | $11,310,000,000 | |
| US spending on tobacco marketing | $13,600,000,000 | |
| US spending on all cancer treatment | $106,870,000,000 | |
| US spending on cigarettes | $91,660,000,000 | |
| US health care spending (2005 data) | ||
| Private insurance | $785,900,000,000 | |
| Out-of-pocket | $282,260,000,000 | |
| Other private spending | $79,000,000,000 | |
| Total private spending | $1,147,050,000,000 | |
| Medicare | $387,070,000,000 | |
| Medicaid | $351,980,000,000 | |
| Other government spending | $219,000,000,000 | |
| Total Government spending | $958,950,000,000 | |
| Total | $2,106,000,000,000 |
Total annual tax breaks to the five largest oil companies
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Combined pay at Wall St. banks and securities firms | $135,000,000,000 |
| Mobile computing annual sales | $220,000,000,000 |
| Online spending in 2009 | $251,070,000,000 |
| NCAA budget | $5,640,000,000 |
| Total annual tax breaks to the five largest oil companies | $2,100,000,000 |
| US annual oil and gas subsidies | $41,000,000,000 |
| Ethanol subsidies | $5,000,000,000 |
| Combined annual profits of the ten largest health insurance companies | $12,870,000,000 |
| 2010 lobbying | $3,560,000,000 |
| 2005 lobbying | $2,750,000,000 |
| 2000 lobbying | $2,000,000,000 |
| One B-2 bomber | $2,500,000,000 |
US R&D
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| US annual corporate R&D | $334,490,000,000 |
| Information technology | $46,560,000,000 |
| Scientific technical, or professional services | $31,060,000,000 |
| Manufacturing industries (Unlabelled on the money chart) | $236,151,000,000 |
| Other | $20,710,000,000 |
US GDP
Combined economic value of all goods and services produced in a year
| Item | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| US GDP | $14,545,950,000,000 | |
| Government | $1,980,640,000,000 | |
| Real estate | $1,925,210,000,000 | |
| Non-rental Real estate | $1,737,500,000,000 | |
| Rental and leasing | $187,610,000,000 | |
| Nondurable goods | $739,300,000,000 | |
| Food, beverage, and tobacco | $212,330,000,000 | |
| Chemicals | $223,050,000,000 | |
| Petroleum and coal | $123,630,000,000 | |
| Apparel | $12,050,000,000 | |
| Paper products | $57,800,000,000 | |
| Plastics and rubber products | $58,410,000,000 | |
| Textile mills | $18,130,000,000 | |
| Printing and related supports | $33,790,000,000 | |
| Durable goods | $898,420,000,000 | |
| Computers and electronics | $212,640,000,000 | |
| Metal products | $125,590,000,000 | |
| Machinery | $116,110,000,000 | |
| Wood products | $21,530,000,000 | |
| Furniture | $24,930,000,000 | |
| Motor vehicles, trailers, and parts | $80,560,000,000 | |
| Other transportation equipment | $93,440,000,000 | |
| Mineral products | $39,360,000,000 | |
| Metals | $44,710,000,000 | |
| Electrical equipment and components | $53,260,000,000 | |
| Miscellaneous | $81,390,000,000 | |
| Finance and insurance | $1,207,030,000,000 | |
| Federal Reserve banks and credit intermediaries | $529,540,000,000 | |
| Insurance | $437,340,000,000 | |
| Investments | $180,500,000,000 | |
| Funds and trusts | $59,550,000,000 | |
| Professional and business services | $1,752,750,000,000 | |
| Waste management | $39,870,000,000 | |
| Administrative and support services | $358,110,000,000 | |
| Legal services | $225,830,000,000 | |
| Computer systems design and service | $174,730,000,000 | |
| Corporate management | $253,950,000,000 | |
| Other professional or technical services | $700,250,000,000 | |
| Health and education | $1,294,580,000,000 | |
| Social assistance | $93,750,000,000 | |
| Ambulatory health care services | $529,750,000,000 | |
| Hospitals | $466,390,000,000 | |
| Educational services | $159,580,000,000 | |
| Utilities | $276,210,000,000 | |
| Other services | $345,540,000,000 | |
| Construction | $553,750,000,000 | |
| Retail trade | $844,380,000,000 | |
| Wholesale trade | $804,410,000,000 | |
| Mining | $248,080,000,000 | |
| Mining (other than oil and gas) | $50,380,000,000 | |
| Mining support | $51,270,000,000 | |
| Oil and gas | $145,990,000,000 | |
| Agriculture | $137,120,000,000 | |
| Farms | $107,140,000,000 | |
| Forestry, fishing, and related | $30,080,000,000 | |
| Arts and entertainment | $528,620,000,000 | |
| Food service | $285,480,000,000 | |
| Performing arts, sports, and museums | $73,040,000,000 | |
| Amusements, gambling, and general recreation | $73,040,000,000 | This appears to be a mistake by Randall and should read $58,110,000,000 |
| Accommodation | $111,990,000,000 | |
| Information | $658,630,000,000 | |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | $366,560,000,000 | |
| Information and data processing | $78,300,000,000 | |
| Film, video, and sound recording | $61,610,000,000 | |
| Publishing (including software) | $152,170,000,000 | |
| Transportation and storage | $401,280,000,000 | |
| Warehousing and storage | $40,590,000,000 | |
| Water | $14,730,000,000 | |
| Air | $36,770,000,000 | This appears to be a mistake by Randall and should read $63,680,000,000 |
| Rail | $31,730,000,000 | |
| Truck | $116,520,000,000 | |
| Transit and land passenger | $24,110,000,000 | |
| Pipeline | $12,360,000,000 | |
| Other transport) | $97,560,000,000 |
Billionaires
| Category | Person | Networth | Ten Richest Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technology | |||
| Carlos Slim Helú and family | $74,000,000,000 | First | |
| Bill Gates | $56,000,000,000 | Second | |
| Larry Ellison | $39,500,000,000 | Fifth | |
| Larry Page | $19,800,000,000 | ||
| Sergey Brin | $19,800,000,000 | ||
| Jeff Bezos | $18,000,000,000 | ||
| Steve Ballmer | $14,500,000,000 | ||
| Mark Zuckerberg | $13,500,000,000 | ||
| Paul Allen | $13,500,000,000 | ||
| Steve Jobs (D) | $8,300,000,000 | ||
| Eric Schmidt | $7,000,000,000 | ||
| Sean Parker | $1,600,000,000 | ||
| Steve Case | $1,300,000,000 | ||
| Politicians and alleged evil plutocratic puppet masters | |||
| Warren Buffett | $50,000,000,000 | Third | |
| Charles Koch | $22,000,000,000 | ||
| David Koch | $22,000,000,000 | ||
| Michael Bloomberg | $18,100,000,000 | ||
| George Soros | $14,000,000,000 | ||
| Silvio Berlusconi and family | $7,800,000,000 | ||
| Rupert Murdoch | $7,600,000,000 | ||
| David Geffen | $6,000,000,000 | ||
| Uncategorized | |||
| Bernard Arnault | $41,000,000,000 | Fourth | |
| Lakshmi Mittal | $31,100,000,000 | Sixth | |
| Amancio Ortega | $31,000,000,000 | Seventh | |
| Eike Batista | $30,000,000,000 | Eighth | |
| Mukesh Ambani | $27,000,000,000 | Ninth | |
| Walmart | |||
| Christy Walton and family | $26,500,000,000 | Tenth | |
| Jim Walton | $21,300,000,000 | ||
| Alice Walton | $21,200,000,000 | ||
| S. Robson Walton | $21,000,000,000 | ||
| Fictional (source: Forbes) | |||
| Carlisle Cullen | $34,500,000,000 | ||
| Scrooge McDuck | $33,500,000,000 | ||
| Bruce Wayne | $6,500,000,000 | ||
| Artemis Fowl | $1,900,000,000 | ||
| Fashion | |||
| Lilianne Bettencourt | $23,500,000,000 | ||
| Ralph Lauren | $5,800,000,000 | ||
| Ronald Lauder | $3,100,000,000 | ||
| Art and media | |||
| George Lucas | $3,200,000,000 | ||
| Oprah Winfrey | $3,200,000,000 | ||
| Five wealthiest rappers combined | $1,250,000,000 | ||
| J. K. Rowling | $1,000,000,000 | ||
| Donald Trump | |||
| Donald Trump | $2,700,000,000 |
Combined net worth of the world's 1,210 billionaires $4,500,000,000,000
Corporations
by market capitalization (combined value of all stock)
| Company | Value |
|---|---|
| Saudi Aramco (State-owned company--estimated market value) | $2,940,000,000,000 |
| Apple | $358,310,000,000 |
| ExxonMobil | $357,910,000,000 |
| PetroChina | $280,160,000,000 |
| IBM | $211,640,000,000 |
| Microsoft | $211,340,000,000 |
| Bank of China | $208,810,000,000 |
| China Mobile | $201,510,000,000 |
| Royal Dutch Shell | $199,780,000,000 |
| Nestle | $193,700,000,000 |
| Chevron | $188,030,000,000 |
| Facebook 2011 valuation | $70,000,000,000 |
| AT&T attempted T-Mobile purchase | $39,000,000,000 |
| Facebook 2010 valuation | $33,450,000,000 |
| Zynga 2011 valuation | $14,000,000,000 |
| LivingSocial 2011 valuation | $2,980,000,000 |
Cost to buy the world a coke
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Cost to buy the world a coke (2011 wholesale prices) | $2,240,000,000 |
| Coca-Cola's annual marketing budget | $2,980,000,000 |
| Cost to teach the world to sing (four half-hour lessons at $30 each) | $840,000,000,000 |
US household income
State government spending
[map without amounts]
| Total US states' debt | $46,000,000,000 |
US foreign military aid
| Area | Amount |
|---|---|
| Total | $11,010,000,000 |
| Afghanistan | $5,800,000,000 |
| Israel | $2,410,000,000 |
| Egypt | $1,320,000,000 |
| Other | $5,800,000,000 |
US foreign humanitarian and economic aid
| Area | Amount |
|---|---|
| Total | $11,010,000,000 |
| Iraq and Afghanistan | $5,370,000,000 |
| West Bank and Ghana | $1,050,000,000 |
| Africa (total) | $8,850,000,000 |
| Other | $19,130,000,000 |
Ft. Knox gold reserves
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Ft. Knox gold reserves (November 2011 prices) | $245,900,000,000 |
| Unclaimed US treasury bonds | $16,000,000,000 |
| All the tea in China | $4,210,000,000 |
Corporate tax deduction
(Note: some of the corporate deductions are very technical, and even with the help of a technical accountant, I had trouble making sense of them. The text below is my best attempt at an English interpretation of the legalese.)
| Area | Deductions |
|---|---|
| Corporate tax deduction | $125,180,000,000 |
| Reduced tax on first $10 million of corporate income | $3,240,000,000 |
| Delay of taxes on 'income' made from defaulting on a debt (Temporary stimulus measure) | $21,390,000,000 |
| Temporary change to equipment depreciation rules allowing more (and sooner) deductions on the purchase of new equipment | $24,390,000,000 |
| Clean energy, space, science, and tech R&D | $13,900,000,000 |
| Miscellaneous rules for international corporate finance | $6,800,000,000 |
| Foreign corporation income financing rules | $13,680,000,000 |
Individual tax deductions
These are types of income, or uses of income, which the government has partly or fully exempt from tax, often to encourage some activity. This can be thought of as "spent" tax revenue, although it's not quite that simple; there's no guarantee that removing the deduction would add that amount of revenue, because the presence of the deduction may be affecting taxpayers' spending habits.
| Area | Deductions |
|---|---|
| Small business health insurance | $1,620,000,000 |
| Federal employee expenses abroad | $7,910,000,000 |
| EITC (anti-poverty low-income tax credit) | $78,760,000,000 |
| Donations to charity | $39,130,000,000 |
| Capital gains (investment income) | $78,760,000,000 |
| Pension contributions | $84,940,000,000 |
| Other | $64,970,000,000 |
| Employee fringe benefits | $6,690,000,000 |
| Scholarships | $2,130,000,000 |
| Property taxes | $15,710,000,000 |
| Employer-provided transportation | $3,850,000,000 |
| Retirement accounts | $24,630,000,000 |
| Cafeteria plans | $26,760,000,000 |
| State and local bonds | $19,560,000,000 |
| Company daycare | $3,140,000,000 |
| College and university tax credits | $12,060,000,000 |
| Mortgage interest | $92,040,000,000 |
| Medicare Benefits | $55,850,000,000 |
| Child care | $55,850,000,000 |
| Employer health plans | $107,140,000,000 |
| Making Work Pay (ending) | $60,510,000,000 |
| First-time homebuyer credit | $8,820,000,000 |
| Veterans' benefits | $5,570,000,000 |
| Life insurance benefits | $25,750,000,000 |
| Capital gains death exclusion | $25,750,000,000 |
| Social security and railroad retirement | $27,170,000,000 |
| Home sale capital gains | $15,200,000,000 |
Federal spending
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Annual Deficit | $1,394,530,000,000 |
| Additional receipts | $83,230,000,000 |
| Taxes raised | $2,192,180,000,000 |
Disasters
| Disaster | Estimated Total Damage | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Japan 2011 Earthquake | $235,000,000,000 | reconstruction and recovery cost, World Bank estimate |
| Hurricane Katrina | $107,440,000,000 | |
| 1988 US Drought | $78,060,000,000 | |
| 1980 US Drought | $60,740,000,000 | |
| Hurricane Andrew | $46,180,000,000 | |
| 9/11 insured losses | $40,000,000,000 | For hurricanes, the rule of thumb is that total losses are roughly double insured losses. It is unclear if a similar rule exist for terrorism. |
| Hurricane Ike | $28,170,000,000 | |
| Hurricane Irene | $8,000,000,000 | (estimated) |
Hypothetical disasters
Estimated total losses if the disaster happened today (based on insurance industry modeling)
| Disaster | Estimated Total Losses | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 Long Island Express | $236,960,000,000 | if it had curved left and made landfall in New Jersey instead of Long Island |
| 1812 New Madrid, Missouri earthquake | $206,050,000,000 | |
| 1926 Miami hurricane | $202,000,000,000 | |
| 1909 San Francisco earthquake | $197,810,000,000 | |
| 1907 Galveston hurricane | $82,420,000,000 | |
| Long Island Express | $78,060,000,000 | (1938 New England Hurricane) |
| Charleston SC, quake of 1886 | $76,240,000,000 | |
| 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake | $12,360,000,000 |
Cost of electricity
(Price of electricity to power all US homes for a year, by plant type)
| Plant Type | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Advance combined cycle natural gas | 78,100,000,000 | |
| Conventional Coal (without societal costs) | 117,340,000,000 | |
| External societal costs from use of that amount of coal power | $226,690,000,000 | Harvard Medical School analysis. Range of possible values was $119b to $342b. Most of the uncertainty was due to potentially lower costs from air pollution or higher ones from climate change. |
| Public Health Burden in Appalacia [sic] | $55,400,000,000 | |
| Air pollution from power plants | $118,300,000,000 | |
| Climate Impact | $40,030,000,000 | |
| Advanced coal with carbon capture | $168,590,000,000 | |
| Biomass | $139,250,000,000 | Estimates of climate impact vary wildly Consensus seems to be more than nothing but less than coal. |
| Geothermal | $125,880,000,000 | |
| Hydroelectric | $106,940,000,000 | |
| Wind | $120,070,000,000 | |
| Offshore wind | $301,030,000,000 | |
| Solar (photovoltaic) | $260,800,000,000 | |
| Solar (thermal) | $385,940,000,000 | |
| Advanced nuclear | $140,980,000,000 | Little impact on climate/air, but hard to find assessments of meltdown and fuel storage costs/risks. Some past costs shown for perspective. |
Nuclear accidents
| Accident | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Fukushima meltdown estimated total cost to Japan | $131,100,000,000 | Compare to $128,590,000,000 for deaths from quake/tsunami |
| Fukushima cost from 300 extra cancer deaths (EPA conversion) | $2,579,000,000 | |
| Belarus estimated 30-year costs from Chernobyl | $282,350,000,000 | |
| Cost of estimated 42,457 Chernobyl deaths (EPA method) | $344,750,000,000 |
BP oil spill claims fund
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| BP oil spill claims fund | $20,270,000,000 |
| Total 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami aid from all countries | $15,840,000,000 |
| Worldwide aid to Somalia since 1991 | $55,000,000,000 |
| G8/IMF loan pledge to Arab Spring | $73,000,000,000 |
| Japan's contribution to TEPCO victim fund | $62,000,000,000 |
| Cost to fund wikipedia at current levels for 100 years | $1,850,000,000 |
| Cost to provide free yearly tax prep to every US household | $8,450,000,000 |
| Cost to give every US 18 year-old a free degree at a community college | $46,340,000,000 |
| Additional cost to fund all US schools at magnet school levels | $46,340,000,000 |
| Annual cost to send every US child to a university for free | $127,610,000,000 |
| Cost to buy the Amazon rainforest | $130,000,000,000 |
| UBS loss from one rogue trader | $2,300,000,000 |
| DoE loan to CA Valley Solar Ranch Project | $1,200,000,000 |
| Apple's cash on hand | $76,200,000,000 |
New York CIty
| Area | Combined Property Value |
|---|---|
| New York City | $806,490,000,000 |
| Manhattan | $281,040,000,000 |
| Queens | $208,180,000,000 |
| Brooklyn | $201,230,000,000 |
| Staten Island | $61,230,000,000 |
| Bronx | $54,660,000,000 |
Megaprojects
| Project | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| National missile defense shield cost through 2013 | $107,690,000,000 | |
| F-22 Raptor program | $67,610,000,000 | halted |
| Planned Russian Bering Strait tunnel | $66,000,000,000 | |
| Obama's 2011 high-speed rail proposal | $53,000,000,000 | |
| Cost to build SF-to-LA high-speed rail | $45,000,000,000 | |
| UK Crossrail | $26,490,000,000 | |
| King Abdullah Economic City | $50,020,000,000 | High-speed rail $9,120,000,000 |
| Hong Kong International airport | $27,120,000,000 | |
| Manhattan Project | $24,400,000,000 | |
| 2nd Avenue NYC subway line | $17,960,000,000 | |
| Big Dig cost | $18,510,000,000 | as of 2008 |
| Failed Army intelligence-sharing computer system | $2,700,000,000 | |
| Bay Bridge span replacement | $6,300,000,000 | |
| Downtown Dubai project | $20,270,000,000 | Burj Khalifa $1,520,000,000 |
| Channel Tunnel | $22,960,000,000 | |
| Nimitz-class carrier | $4,930,000,000 | |
| Gerald R. Ford-class carrier | $9,000,000,000 | |
| Amtrak 30-year plan for northeast corridor | $192,000,000,000 | Randall made a mistake here the value represented by the blocks is $117,000,000,000 |
| City Qatar is building to host the 2022 World Cup | $207,000,000,000 | |
| Apollo moon landing project | $192,000,000,000 | |
| International Space Station | $138,000,000,000 | |
| Space Shuttle program | $194,620,000,000 | |
| US interstate highway system | $465,970,000,000 | The largest single public-works project in the history of mankind |
Federal budget
Budget options
Estimates by the Congressional Budget Office of the effect of various hypothetical policy decisions on annual tax revenue, averaged over the next ten years.
| Category | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of existing tax cuts (Loss in annual revenue if tax cuts are made permanent) | ||
| 2001 (Bush) tax cuts | $158,240,000,000 | |
| 2003 (Bush) capital gains tax cuts | $27,190,000,000 | |
| 2010 (Obama) payroll tax cut | $111,700,000,000 | |
| Potential new taxes (Increase in annual tax revenue if implimented) | ||
| Raise corporate taxes by one percentage point | $10,060,000,000 | |
| Legalize marijuana and tax it at levels similar to tobacco | $7,020,000,000 | |
| Institute tax on CO2 emissions | $10,060,000,000 (This appears to be a mistake by Randall and should read $113,000,000,000) |
Stimulus spending
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| 2008 Total | $205,930,000,000 |
| Individual tax breaks | $120,110,000,000 |
| Student loan guarantees | $33,470,000,000 |
| Business tax breaks | $52,360,000,000 |
| 2009 Total | $747,950,000,000 |
| Tax breaks | $307,530,000,000 |
| Education | $90,460,000,000 |
| Medicare/Medicaid | $80,500,000,000 |
| Transportation | $32,560,000,000 |
| Unemployment | $62,740,000,000 |
| Infrastructure | $24,000,000,000 |
| Other spending | $150,160,000,000 |
Bailouts
| Item | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s-1990 S&L bailout | $78,300,000,000 | total cost to taxpayers |
| Cost to FDIC of bank failures | $19,000,000,000 | resulting from the 2008 financial crisis |
| TARP bailout funds distributed | $392,980,000,000 | Out of $700,000,000,000 available |
| Estimated TARP taxpayer losses | $41,660,000,000 | |
| Value of outstanding TARP assets | $144,440,000 | Randall made a mistake here the chart should read $144,440,000,000 |
| Bailout funds returned | $206,880,000,000 | |
| Current Eurozone bailout fund | $1,361,700,000,000 |
Federal Payments
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Annual improper federal payments comprising fraud, abuse, and poorly-documented payments | $125,400,000,000 |
| Federal payments to dead retirees | $120,200,000 |
| NEA-estimated cost to bring all US schools into good repair | $413,300,000,000,000 |
| Annual economic cost of unmaintained infrastructure | $129,000,000,000 |
| Estimated direct annual agricultural value of bees | $220,000,000,000 |
Military/Security Spending
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Wasted money in Afghanistan/Iraq war contracts | $60,000,000,000 |
| Reconstruction money reportedly missing | $18,000,000,000 |
| Total US spending since 2001 to secure borders | $90,000,000,000 |
| US nuclear arms spending during the Cold War | $2,818,300,000,000 |
| Ballistic missile submarines | $451,360,000,000 |
| Ballistic missiles to put on those submarines | $136,690,000,000 |
| The $87 billion which John Kerry voted for/against | $101,800,000,000 |
| "Star Wars" missile defence system (1987 Heritage Foundation estimate) | $185,300,000,000 |
US Spending on Wars
Including only direct spending on war operations, and not resulting veterans' benefits or interest on debt incurred.
| War | Cost |
|---|---|
| World War I | $334,000,000,000 |
| Spanish-American War | $9,030,000,000 |
| Civil War | $79,740,000,000 |
| American revolution | $2,410,000,000 |
| 1812 | $1,550,000,000 |
| Mexican War | $2,380,000,000 |
| World War II | $4,104,000,000,000 |
| Korean War | $341,000,000,000 |
| Vietnam War | $738,000,000,000 |
| Persian Gulf War | $102,000,000,000 |
| Iraq War | $784,000,000,000 |
| War in Afghanistan | $321,000,000,000 |
Trillions
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| Category | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Size of derivatives markets by year | ||
| 1988 | $3,090,000,000,000 | |
| 1995 | $26,690,000,000,000 | |
| 2001 | $86,390,000,000,000 | |
| 2005 | $227,260,000,000,000 | |
| 2009 | $439,000,000,000,000 | |
| Size of credit default swap market by year (included in derivatives) | ||
| 2001 | $1,150,000,000,000 | |
| 2005 | $19,350,000,000,000 | |
| 2007 | $66,280,000,000,000 | |
| 2009 | $31,350,000,000,000 | |
| US household net worth | ||
| US household | $58,740,000,000,000 | |
| Poorer half | $1,470,000,000,000 | |
| Richer half | $57,270,000,000,000 | |
| Richest 1% | $19,620,000,000,000 | |
| Total debt in the US | ||
| Total debt in the US | $36,560,000,000,000 | |
| State and local government | $2,500,000,000,000 | |
| Household | $13,560,000,000,000 | |
| Federal government | $9,510,000,000,000 | |
| Business | $10,980,000,000,000 | |
| World GDP | ||
| World | $62,900,000,000,000 | |
| North America | $17,850,000,000,000 | |
| United States | $14,530,000,000,000 | |
| South America | $3,070,000,000,000 | |
| EU | $16,240,000,000,000 | |
| Europe (incl. Russia and Turkey) | $20,130,000,000,000 | |
| Africa | $1,610,000,000,000 | |
| Asia | $17,530,000,000,000 | |
| Oceania | $1,310,000,000,000 | |
| Total public debt (Note: US figures are from 2011, while the other totals use 2010 debt in 2011 dollars, which is likely an underestimate.) | ||
| EU (total) | $13,340,000,000,000 | |
| United States | $10,200,000,000,000 (Plus internal government borrowing of 4,740,000,000,000) | |
| Japan | $8,630,000,000,000 | |
| Germany | $2,480,000,000,000 | |
| Italy | $2,140,000,000,000 | |
| India | $2,140,000,000,000 | |
| China | $1,907,000,000,000 | |
| France | $1,767,000,000,000 | |
| United Kingdom | $1,654,000,000,000 | |
| Brazil | $1,281,000,000,000 | |
| Canada | $1,130,000,000,000 | |
| Spain | $834,210,000,000 | |
| Mexico | $584,860,000,000 | |
| Greece | $460,180,000,000 | |
| World total proven Energy reserves | ||
| Oil | $131,960,000,000,000 (November 2011 prices) | |
| Coal | $72,850,000,000,000 (2011 central Appalachian prices) | |
| Natural gas | $21,470,000,000,000 (2011 NYMEX prices) | |
| US Energy Reserves | ||
| Oil | $20,580,000,000,000 | |
| Coal | $20,020,000,000,000 | |
| Natural gas | $930,470,000,000 | |
| Value of 10 years of electricity generated if the surface of Texas was converted to: | ||
| Solar power plants | $89,240,000,000,000 | |
| Wind turbines | $7,950,000,000,000 | |
| All US real estate | ||
| All | $28,380,000,000,000 | |
| Home | $23,010,000,000,000 | |
| Commercial (includes stores, apartments, industrial, etc.) | $5,370,000,000,000 | |
| Total ____ so far | ||
| Value of all gold ever mined (late 2011 prices) | $9,120,000,000,000 | |
| World Total Liquid Assets | $77,000,000,000,000 | |
| Estimated total economic production of the human race (so far, roughly three-fifths of it since 1980) | $2,396,950,000,000,000 |
GDP by year
| Year | GDP (total economic activity) the world (minus US) | GDP (total economic productivity) of the US (minus government) | US federal government |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | |||
| 1930 | |||
| 1940 | |||
| 1942 | $500,000,000,000 | ||
| 1943 | $1,000,000,000,000 | ||
| 1944 | $1,000,000,000,000 | ||
| 1945 | $1,000,000,000,000 | ||
| 1946 | $500,000,000,000 | ||
| 1947 | $2,000,000,000,000 | $500,000,000,000 | |
| 1948 | $2,000,000,000,000 | $500,000,000,000 | |
| 1949 | $2,000,000,000,000 | $500,000,000,000 | |
| 1950 | $2,500,000,000,000 | $500,000,000,000 | |
| 1951 | $2,500,000,000,000 | $500,000,000,000 | |
| 1952 | $2,500,000,000,000 | $500,000,000,000 | |
| 1953 | $2,500,000,000,000 | $500,000,000,000 | |
| 1954 | $2,500,000,000,000 | $500,000,000,000 | |
| 1955 | $3,000,000,000,000 | $500,000,000,000 | |
| 1956 | $3,000,000,000,000 | $500,000,000,000 | |
| 1957 | $3,000,000,000,000 | $500,000,000,000 | |
| 1958 | $3,000,000,000,000 | $500,000,000,000 | |
| 1959 | $3,500,000,000,000 | $500,000,000,000 | |
| 1960 | $3,500,000,000,000 | $500,000,000,000 | |
| 1961 | $3,500,000,000,000 | $500,000,000,000 | |
| 1962 | $3,000,000,000,000 | $1,000,000,000,000 | |
| 1963 | $4,000,000,000,000 | $1,000,000,000,000 | |
| 1964 | $4,000,000,000,000 | $1,000,000,000,000 | |
| 1965 | $4,000,000,000,000 | $1,000,000,000,000 | |
| 1966 | $4,000,000,000,000 | $1,000,000,000,000 | |
| 1967 | $5,000,000,000,000 | $1,000,000,000,000 | |
| 1968 | $5,000,000,000,000 | $1,000,000,000,000 | |
| 1969 | $5,000,000,000,000 | $1,000,000,000,000 | |
| 1970 | $5,000,000,000,000 | $1,000,000,000,000 | |
| 1971 | $5,500,000,000,000 | $1,000,000,000,000 | |
| 1972 | $6,000,000,000,000 | $1,000,000,000,000 | |
| 1973 | $6,000,000,000,000 | $1,000,000,000,000 | |
| 1974 | $6,000,000,000,000 | $1,000,000,000,000 | |
| 1975 | $5,500,000,000,000 | $1,500,000,000,000 | |
| 1976 | $6,000,000,000,000 | $1,500,000,000,000 | |
| 1977 | $6,000,000,000,000 | $1,500,000,000,000 | |
| 1978 | $6,500,000,000,000 | $1,500,000,000,000 | |
| 1979 | $7,000,000,000,000 | $1,500,000,000,000 | |
| 1980 | $19,000,000,000,000 | $6,500,000,000,000 | $1,500,000,000,000 |
| 1981 | $19,000,000,000,000 | $6,500,000,000,000 | $1,500,000,000,000 |
| 1982 | $19,000,000,000,000 | $6,000,000,000,000 | $1,500,000,000,000 |
| 1983 | $20,000,000,000,000 | $6,000,000,000,000 | $2,000,000,000,000 |
| 1984 | $20,000,000,000,000 | $7,000,000,000,000 | $2,000,000,000,000 |
| 1985 | $22,000,000,000,000 | $7,000,000,000,000 | $2,000,000,000,000 |
| 1986 | $23,000,000,000,000 | $7,000,000,000,000 | $2,000,000,000,000 |
| 1987 | $23,500,000,000,000 | $7,500,000,000,000 | $2,000,000,000,000 |
| 1988 | $25,000,000,000,000 | $8,000,000,000,000 | $2,000,000,000,000 |
| 1989 | $26,000,000,000,000 | $8,000,000,000,000 | $2,000,000,000,000 |
| 1990 | $27,000,000,000,000 | $8,000,000,000,000 | $2,000,000,000,000 |
| 1991 | $27,000,000,000,000 | $8,000,000,000,000 | $2,000,000,000,000 |
| 1992 | $31,000,000,000,000 | $8,000,000,000,000 | $2,000,000,000,000 |
| 1993 | $32,500,000,000,000 | $8,500,000,000,000 | $2,000,000,000,000 |
| 1994 | $33,000,000,000,000 | $9,000,000,000,000 | $2,000,000,000,000 |
| 1995 | $34,000,000,000,000 | $9,000,000,000,000 | $2,000,000,000,000 |
| 1996 | $34,500,000,000,000 | $9,500,000,000,000 | $2,000,000,000,000 |
| 1997 | $36,500,000,000,000 | $9,500,000,000,000 | $2,000,000,000,000 |
| 1998 | $36,500,000,000,000 | $10,500,000,000,000 | $2,000,000,000,000 |
| 1999 | $37,000,000,000,000 | $10,500,000,000,000 | $2,500,000,000,000 |
| 2000 | $39,000,000,000,000 | $10,500,000,000,000 | $2,500,000,000,000 |
| 2001 | $39,000,000,000,000 | $10,500,000,000,000 | $2,500,000,000,000 |
| 2002 | $41,000,000,000,000 | $10,500,000,000,000 | $2,500,000,000,000 |
| 2003 | $42,500,000,000,000 | $11,000,000,000,000 | $2,500,000,000,000 |
| 2004 | $45,000,000,000,000 | $11,500,000,000,000 | $2,500,000,000,000 |
| 2005 | $46,500,000,000,000 | $11,500,000,000,000 | $3,000,000,000,000 |
| 2006 | $50,000,000,000,000 | $12,000,000,000,000 | $3,000,000,000,000 |
| 2007 | $53,000,000,000,000 | $12,000,000,000,000 | $3,000,000,000,000 |
| 2008 | $57,500,000,000,000 | $11,500,000,000,000 | $3,000,000,000,000 |
| 2009 | $56,500,000,000,000 | $11,000,000,000,000 | $3,500,000,000,000 |
| 2010 | $61,000,000,000,000 | $11,500,000,000,000 | $3,500,000,000,000 |
| 2011 | $64,500,000,000,000 | $11,500,000,000,000 | $4,000,000,000,000 |
