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Below are five tables listing the prices of the items in [[980: Money]].
 
Below are five tables listing the prices of the items in [[980: Money]].
  
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{{incomplete| Many items are missing from the Billions section. If you can organize the Millions, Billions and Trillions sections please do.  Also we need someone to double-check the values.}}
 
==Dollars==
 
==Dollars==
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<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
  ! Category
 
  ! Category
 
  ! Item
 
  ! Item
 
  ! Price
 
  ! Price
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! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  ! rowspan="5"|Dollar bills
 
  ! rowspan="5"|Dollar bills
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  | $1 Bill
 
  | $1 Bill
 
  | $1
 
  | $1
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| $1 = $1{{Citation needed}}
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | $10 Bill
 
  | $10 Bill
 
  | $10
 
  | $10
−
| Ten dollars are equal to ten dollars.{{Citation needed}}
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | $500 Bill (William McKinley, discontinued)
 
  | $500 Bill (William McKinley, discontinued)
 
  | $500
 
  | $500
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| Discontinued bills [https://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/06/11/how-much-is-a-500-bill-worth.aspx might be worth more than their original value] but can still be used as normal currency worth its designated value (in this case $500).
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | $1000 Bill (Grover Cleveland, discontinued)
 
  | $1000 Bill (Grover Cleveland, discontinued)
 
  | $1000
 
  | $1000
−
| Discontinued bill, see above.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  ! rowspan="3"|Fruit
 
  ! rowspan="3"|Fruit
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  | Apples (one dozen)  
 
  | Apples (one dozen)  
 
  | $5.68
 
  | $5.68
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| The price has since [https://www.in2013dollars.com/Apples/price-inflation/2011-to-2021?amount=1.31 risen due to inflation].
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Oranges (one dozen)
 
  | Oranges (one dozen)
 
  | $3.08
 
  | $3.08
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| The price of oranges has since [https://www.in2013dollars.com/Oranges,-including-tangerines/price-inflation/2011-to-2021?amount=1.44 risen due to inflation].
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  ! rowspan="3"|Fast Food
 
  ! rowspan="3"|Fast Food
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Dollar Menu item
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  | Dollar menu item
 
  | $1.00
 
  | $1.00
−
| Most dollar menus cost one dollar,{{Citation needed}} hence the name.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Starbucks Coffee
 
  | Starbucks Coffee
 
  | $2.00
 
  | $2.00
−
| Ten years later, one might for that price get a <s>small</s> [https://realmenuprices.com/starbucks-menu-prices/ tall freshly brewed coffee].
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  ! rowspan="3"|Average US Restaurant Meals
 
  ! rowspan="3"|Average US Restaurant Meals
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  | Average single US restaurant meal
 
  | Average single US restaurant meal
 
  | $35.65
 
  | $35.65
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| According to [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/zagat-2012-americas-top-restaurants-survey-reveals-81-of-diners-support-posting-health-letter-grades-132507138.html Zagat's 2012 restaurant survey].
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Average meal at the 20 costliest San Francisco restaurants
 
  | Average meal at the 20 costliest San Francisco restaurants
 
  | $85.27
 
  | $85.27
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| According to [https://money.cnn.com/2005/12/22/pf/meals_averagecost/ a 2005 Zagat survey].
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  ! rowspan="7"|Dinner for four
 
  ! rowspan="7"|Dinner for four
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Homemade rice and pinto beans
 
  | Homemade rice and pinto beans
−
  | $9.26 (With time cost of two hours of shopping, travel, preparation, and cleanup: $41.80)
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  | $9.26 (With time cost of two hours of shopping, travel, prep and cleanup: $41.80)
−
| From [https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2011/09/24/opinion/sunday/20110925_BITTMAN_MARSHgph.html?ref=sunday this infographic] made for [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/25/opinion/sunday/is-junk-food-really-cheaper.html this NYT article] (paywall). Time cost at a rate of $16.27/hr ''maybe'' from [https://independentsector.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/value-of-volunteer-time-state-historical-2001-2019.pdf this source for value of volunteer hours].{{Actual citation needed}}
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Homemade chicken dinner
 
  | Homemade chicken dinner
−
  | $13.78 (With time cost of two hours of shopping, travel, preparation, and cleanup: $46.32)
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  | $13.78 (With time cost of two hours of shopping, travel, prep and cleanup: $46.32)
−
| Same sources as above.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | McDonalds
 
  | McDonalds
 
  | $27.89 (With time cost of 30 minutes travel: $36.03)
 
  | $27.89 (With time cost of 30 minutes travel: $36.03)
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| Same sources as above.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Arby’s
 
  | Arby’s
 
  | $34.00 (With time cost of 30 minutes travel: $42.13)
 
  | $34.00 (With time cost of 30 minutes travel: $42.13)
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| Same value as above for time cost. Base cost ''possibly'' from personal experience.{{Actual citation needed}}
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Chili’s
 
  | Chili’s
 
  | $69.64 (With time cost of 30 minutes travel: $77.78)
 
  | $69.64 (With time cost of 30 minutes travel: $77.78)
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| Same as Arby's.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Outback Steakhouse
 
  | Outback Steakhouse
 
  | $109.82 (With time cost of 30 minutes travel: $117.96)
 
  | $109.82 (With time cost of 30 minutes travel: $117.96)
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| Same as Arby's.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  ! rowspan="2"|Vehicles
 
  ! rowspan="2"|Vehicles
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  | Low-end bicycle
 
  | Low-end bicycle
 
  | $190
 
  | $190
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| [https://www.google.com/search?q=low-end+bicycle+price A quick google search] will tell us that this is still a fairly realistic price.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  ! rowspan="2"|Clothes
 
  ! rowspan="2"|Clothes
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  | Men's suit
 
  | Men's suit
 
  | $400
 
  | $400
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| [https://www.google.com/search?q=men's+suit+price A quick google search] will tell us that this is a fairly realistic price, although much cheaper suits exist.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  ! rowspan="2"|Debt
 
  ! rowspan="2"|Debt
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  | Daily interest on average credit card debt
 
  | Daily interest on average credit card debt
 
  | $5.63
 
  | $5.63
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| {{Actual citation needed}}
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  ! rowspan="4"|Daily income
 
  ! rowspan="4"|Daily income
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  | Median household daily income
 
  | Median household daily income
 
  | $136.28
 
  | $136.28
−
| {{Actual citation needed}}
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Taxes
 
  | Taxes
 
  | $32.16
 
  | $32.16
−
| {{Actual citation needed}}
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | After-tax
 
  | After-tax
 
  | $104.12
 
  | $104.12
−
| The taxes subtracted from the median household daily income.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  ! rowspan="4"|Game Consoles
 
  ! rowspan="4"|Game Consoles
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  | PS3
 
  | PS3
 
  | $250
 
  | $250
−
| [https://www.google.com/search?q=playstation+3+price A quick google search] will tell us that their demand has decreased significantly since other consoles (PS4, PS5) were released and there are no more new games being developed for the Playstation 3.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Xbox 360
 
  | Xbox 360
 
  | $200
 
  | $200
−
| [https://www.google.com/search?q=xbox+360+price A quick google search] will tell us that their demand has decreased significantly since other consoles (Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S) were released and there are no more new games being developed for the Xbox 360.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Wii
 
  | Wii
 
  | $150
 
  | $150
−
| [https://www.google.com/search?q=nintendo+wii+price A quick google search] will tell us that their demand has decreased significantly since other consoles (Wii U, Nintendo Switch) were released and there are no more new games being developed for the Nintendo Wii.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  ! rowspan="9"|Electronics
 
  ! rowspan="9"|Electronics
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  | Kindle Fire
 
  | Kindle Fire
 
  | $199
 
  | $199
−
| Like video game consoles, other electronics such as Ebook readers become cheaper over time due to release of newer models and obsolescence.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Basic iPad
 
  | Basic iPad
 
  | $499
 
  | $499
−
| Like video game consoles, other electronics such as iPads become cheaper over time due to release of newer models and obsolescence.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | iPad + 3G + a year of data
 
  | iPad + 3G + a year of data
 
  | $869
 
  | $869
−
| For the iPad, see above. 3G internet is being gradually phased out across the world ([https://eu.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/10/22/wireless-service-3-g-shutdown-coming-soon/8538388002/ USofA], [https://blog.telegeography.com/3gs-sun-is-setting-in-europe Europe]), so it may not be possible to buy. (Information as of December 2021)
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Basic Macbook Air
 
  | Basic Macbook Air
 
  | $999
 
  | $999
−
| Like video game consoles, other electronics such as laptops become cheaper over time due to release of newer models and obsolescence.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Netbook
 
  | Netbook
 
  | $249.99
 
  | $249.99
−
| Like video game consoles, other electronics such as laptops become cheaper over time due to release of newer models and obsolescence.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | iPod Nano
 
  | iPod Nano
 
  | $129
 
  | $129
−
| Like video game consoles, other electronics such as music players become cheaper over time due to release of newer models and obsolescence.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Mac Mini
 
  | Mac Mini
 
  | $599
 
  | $599
−
| Like video game consoles, other electronics such as desktop computers become cheaper over time due to release of newer models and obsolescence.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Comcast cable internet for a year ($59.99/month)
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  | Comcast cable internet for a year ($59.99/month) || $719.88
−
| $719.88
 
−
| Comcast has since changed its name to Xfinity. [Xfinity's website](https://xfinity.com/learn/deals/internet) has internet starting at $25/month or $300/yr, a significant decrease.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  ! rowspan="7"|Books
 
  ! rowspan="7"|Books
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  | Paperback book
 
  | Paperback book
 
  | $6.80
 
  | $6.80
−
| {{Actual citation needed}}
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Hardcover book
 
  | Hardcover book
 
  | $32.27
 
  | $32.27
−
| {{Actual citation needed}}
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Audio book
 
  | Audio book
 
  | $50.42
 
  | $50.42
−
| {{Actual citation needed}}
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00I15SB16/ref=r_kdia_h_i_gl Kindle]
 
  | [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00I15SB16/ref=r_kdia_h_i_gl Kindle]
 
  | $79.00
 
  | $79.00
−
| The price of a Kindle ranges from 24$ up to a little over 300$, depending on the model.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | New video game
 
  | New video game
 
  | $49.99
 
  | $49.99
−
| During the seventh generation of video games, most games for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 home consoles would release for $59.99, while games for the handheld Nintendo DS would retail for $39.99{{Actual citation needed}}. Randall appears to be averaging the two numbers.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Kindle keyboard + 3G
 
  | Kindle keyboard + 3G
 
  | $139
 
  | $139
−
| {{Actual citation needed}}
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  ! rowspan="6"|Loose change
 
  ! rowspan="6"|Loose change
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Loose change value per pound
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  | Loose change per pound
 
  | $12.80
 
  | $12.80
−
| The chart depicts 12 blocks instead of 13.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Loose change with no quarters
 
  | Loose change with no quarters
 
  | $5.40
 
  | $5.40
−
| {{Actual citation needed}}
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | One-gallon jug of loose change
 
  | One-gallon jug of loose change
 
  | $270
 
  | $270
−
| {{Actual citation needed}}
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Loose change with no pennies
 
  | Loose change with no pennies
 
  | $17.40
 
  | $17.40
−
| {{Actual citation needed}}
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Annual value of pennies received in change (at one daily cash purchase)
 
  | Annual value of pennies received in change (at one daily cash purchase)
 
  | $7.30
 
  | $7.30
−
| {{Actual citation needed}}
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  ! rowspan="7"|Pet ownership (Based on ASPCA estimations)
 
  ! rowspan="7"|Pet ownership (Based on ASPCA estimations)
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  | Annual cost of rabbit ownership
 
  | Annual cost of rabbit ownership
 
  | $730
 
  | $730
−
| {{Actual citation needed}}
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Annual cost of dog ownership
 
  | Annual cost of dog ownership
 
  | $695
 
  | $695
−
| {{Actual citation needed}}
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Annual cost of cat ownership
 
  | Annual cost of cat ownership
 
  | $670
 
  | $670
−
| {{Actual citation needed}}
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Annual cost of fish ownership
 
  | Annual cost of fish ownership
 
  | $35
 
  | $35
−
| {{Actual citation needed}}
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Annual cost of bird ownership
 
  | Annual cost of bird ownership
 
  | $200
 
  | $200
−
| {{Actual citation needed}}
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Annual cost of small mammal ownership
 
  | Annual cost of small mammal ownership
 
  | $300
 
  | $300
−
| {{Actual citation needed}}
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  ! rowspan="5"|Cell phone bill
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  ! rowspan="3"|Cell phone bill
−
|-
 
−
| Traditional cell phone average monthly fee
 
−
| $77.36
 
−
| {{Actual citation needed}}
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Traditional cell phone average annual bill
 
  | Traditional cell phone average annual bill
 
  | $928.30
 
  | $928.30
−
| Slightly less than the cell phone average monthly fee time 12, which would be $928.32.
 
−
|-
 
−
| Smartphone average monthly fee
 
−
| $110.30
 
−
| {{Actual citation needed}}
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Smartphone average annual bill
 
  | Smartphone average annual bill
 
  | $1,320
 
  | $1,320
−
| Smartphone average annual bill times 12 rounded down. (The actual amount works out to $1,323.60)
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  ! rowspan="5"|Worker/CEO comparison
 
  ! rowspan="5"|Worker/CEO comparison
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  | 1965 production worker average hourly wage
 
  | 1965 production worker average hourly wage
 
  | $19.61
 
  | $19.61
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| {{Actual citation needed}}
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | 2007 production worker average hourly wage
 
  | 2007 production worker average hourly wage
 
  | $19.71
 
  | $19.71
−
| {{Actual citation needed}}
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Typical 1965 CEO pay for the same period
 
  | Typical 1965 CEO pay for the same period
 
  | $490.31
 
  | $490.31
−
| {{Actual citation needed}}
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Typical 2007 CEO pay for the same period
 
  | Typical 2007 CEO pay for the same period
−
  | $5,419.97
+
  | $5419.97
−
| {{Actual citation needed}}
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
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</div>
  
 
==Thousands==
 
==Thousands==
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<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
  ! Category
 
  ! Category
 
  ! Item
 
  ! Item
 
  ! Price
 
  ! Price
−
! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  ! rowspan="6"|Typical household net worth by head of household’s age in 1984
 
  ! rowspan="6"|Typical household net worth by head of household’s age in 1984
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  | <35 years
 
  | <35 years
 
  | $11,680
 
  | $11,680
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | 35-44 years
 
  | 35-44 years
 
  | $72,090
 
  | $72,090
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | 45-54 years
 
  | 45-54 years
 
  | $115,060
 
  | $115,060
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | 55-64 years
 
  | 55-64 years
 
  | $149,240
 
  | $149,240
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | >65 years
 
  | >65 years
 
  | $122,100
 
  | $122,100
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  ! rowspan="6"|Typical household net worth by head of household’s age in 2009
 
  ! rowspan="6"|Typical household net worth by head of household’s age in 2009
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  | <35 years
 
  | <35 years
 
  | $3,710
 
  | $3,710
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | 35-44 years
 
  | 35-44 years
 
  | $40,140
 
  | $40,140
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | 45-54 years
 
  | 45-54 years
 
  | $103,040
 
  | $103,040
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | 55-64 years
 
  | 55-64 years
 
  | $164,270
 
  | $164,270
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | >65 years
 
  | >65 years
 
  | $172,820
 
  | $172,820
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  ! rowspan="4"|Raising a child to age 17
 
  ! rowspan="4"|Raising a child to age 17
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  | Upper income  
 
  | Upper income  
 
  | $302,860
 
  | $302,860
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Middle income
 
  | Middle income
 
  | $206,920
 
  | $206,920
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Lower income   
 
  | Lower income   
 
  | $150,380
 
  | $150,380
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  !rowspan="5"|Vacations
 
  !rowspan="5"|Vacations
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  | All-inclusive one-week trip for two to St. Lucia resort from New England (incl. flights)
 
  | All-inclusive one-week trip for two to St. Lucia resort from New England (incl. flights)
 
  | $3,204
 
  | $3,204
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Twenty week-long Hawaiian vacations
 
  | Twenty week-long Hawaiian vacations
 
  | $136,020
 
  | $136,020
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Typical week-long Hawaii trip for two from US West Coast (incl. flights)
 
  | Typical week-long Hawaii trip for two from US West Coast (incl. flights)
 
  | $6,801
 
  | $6,801
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Typical weekend Hawaii trip for two from US West Coast incl. flights)
 
  | Typical weekend Hawaii trip for two from US West Coast incl. flights)
 
  | $2,863
 
  | $2,863
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  !rowspan="5"|School Prices
 
  !rowspan="5"|School Prices
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  | Estimated one-year Hogwarts cost (incl. tuition)
 
  | Estimated one-year Hogwarts cost (incl. tuition)
 
  | $43,000
 
  | $43,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Seven-year Hogwarts degree
 
  | Seven-year Hogwarts degree
 
  | $301,000
 
  | $301,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Average community college tuition
 
  | Average community college tuition
 
  | $10,340  (One year $2,580)
 
  | $10,340  (One year $2,580)
−
|
 
 
  |-  
 
  |-  
 
  | Average in-state university tuition
 
  | Average in-state university tuition
 
  | $28,920  (One year $7,230)
 
  | $28,920  (One year $7,230)
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  !rowspan="8"|Income per capita (2005)
 
  !rowspan="8"|Income per capita (2005)
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  | United States 2005 per capita income
 
  | United States 2005 per capita income
 
  | $32,360
 
  | $32,360
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Switzerland 2005 per capita income
 
  | Switzerland 2005 per capita income
 
  | $29,910
 
  | $29,910
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Germany 2005 per capita income
 
  | Germany 2005 per capita income
 
  | $27,550
 
  | $27,550
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | UK 2005 per capita income
 
  | UK 2005 per capita income
 
  | $23,240
 
  | $23,240
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | France 2005 per capita income
 
  | France 2005 per capita income
 
  | $16,400
 
  | $16,400
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | China 2005 per capita income
 
  | China 2005 per capita income
 
  | $3,540
 
  | $3,540
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Brazil 2005 per capita income
 
  | Brazil 2005 per capita income
 
  | $5,540
 
  | $5,540
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  !rowspan="3"|Houses
 
  !rowspan="3"|Houses
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  | Small rural house
 
  | Small rural house
 
  | $100,000
 
  | $100,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Typical new home
 
  | Typical new home
 
  | $224,910
 
  | $224,910
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  !rowspan="3"|Health
 
  !rowspan="3"|Health
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  | Average individual health insurance annual premium
 
  | Average individual health insurance annual premium
 
  | $5,430
 
  | $5,430
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Cancer treatment including chemo
 
  | Cancer treatment including chemo
 
  | $117,260
 
  | $117,260
−
| The chart depicts 115 blocks instead of 117.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  !rowspan="8"|Annual Household Costs
 
  !rowspan="8"|Annual Household Costs
Line 428: Line 334:
 
  | A daily pack of cigarettes for a year (NJ)
 
  | A daily pack of cigarettes for a year (NJ)
 
  | $3,050
 
  | $3,050
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | One Starbucks latte per day
 
  | One Starbucks latte per day
−
  | $1,820
+
  | $1,820  
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Average smartphone annual cost
 
  | Average smartphone annual cost
 
  | $1,320
 
  | $1,320
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Annual cost of car ownership
 
  | Annual cost of car ownership
 
  | $3,650
 
  | $3,650
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Typical annual household food spending
+
  | Typical annual household spending
 
  | $5,650
 
  | $5,650
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Average household CC debt
 
  | Average household CC debt
 
  | $9,960
 
  | $9,960
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Annual cost to carry that debt
 
  | Annual cost to carry that debt
−
  | $2,090
+
  |$2,090
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  !rowspan="13"|Typical annual housing cost for various cities (based on military's Basic Allowance for Housing for an E1 servicemember with no dependents)
+
  !rowspan="13"|Typical annual housing costs
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | NYC
 
  | NYC
 
  | $25,416
 
  | $25,416
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | San Francisco
 
  | San Francisco
 
  | $21,888
 
  | $21,888
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Boston
 
  | Boston
 
  | $18,216
 
  | $18,216
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Los Angeles
 
  | Los Angeles
 
  | $17,640
 
  | $17,640
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Washington DC
 
  | Washington DC
 
  | $16,380
 
  | $16,380
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Chicago
 
  | Chicago
 
  | $13,664
 
  | $13,664
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Worcester
 
  | Worcester
 
  | $12,456
 
  | $12,456
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Houston
 
  | Houston
 
  | $11,888
 
  | $11,888
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Minneapolis
 
  | Minneapolis
 
  | $10,908
 
  | $10,908
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Detroit
 
  | Detroit
 
  | $10,080
 
  | $10,080
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Salt Lake City
 
  | Salt Lake City
 
  | $9,108
 
  | $9,108
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Scranton
 
  | Scranton
 
  | $8,604
 
  | $8,604
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  !rowspan="4"|Prince William and Kate Middleton's Wedding
 
  !rowspan="4"|Prince William and Kate Middleton's Wedding
Line 508: Line 395:
 
  | Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding cake
 
  | Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding cake
 
  | $78,000
 
  | $78,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Kate Middleton's wedding dress
 
  | Kate Middleton's wedding dress
 
  | $350,000
 
  | $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
 
  | Flower cost for Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding
 
  | $800,000
 
  | $800,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  !rowspan="10"|Value of an investment of $1,000/year  
 
  !rowspan="10"|Value of an investment of $1,000/year  
−
(NOT changing with inflation) for 30 years at 5% annual interest
+
(NOT accounting for inflation) for 30 years with 5% annual interest
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | 1 year
 
  | 1 year
 
  | $1,000
 
  | $1,000
−
|
 
 
  |-  
 
  |-  
 
  | 5 years
 
  | 5 years
 
  | $5,526
 
  | $5,526
−
|
 
 
  |-   
 
  |-   
 
  | 10 years
 
  | 10 years
 
  | $12,850
 
  | $12,850
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | 15 years
 
  | 15 years
 
  | $21,580
 
  | $21,580
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | 20 years
 
  | 20 years
 
  | $33,070
 
  | $33,070
−
|
 
 
  |-  
 
  |-  
 
  | 25 years
 
  | 25 years
 
  | $47,730
 
  | $47,730
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | 30 years
 
  | 30 years
 
  | $66,440
 
  | $66,440
−
|
 
 
  |-  
 
  |-  
 
  | 30 years ($30,000 saved in mattress)
 
  | 30 years ($30,000 saved in mattress)
 
  | $30,000
 
  | $30,000
−
|
 
 
  |-  
 
  |-  
−
  | 30 years ($1,000/yr at a 4% real return (long-term stock + dividend average)
+
  | 30 years ($1,000/yr at 4% real return (long-term stock + divident average)
 
  | $56,080
 
  | $56,080
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  !rowspan="3"|Value of investment (accounting for inflation)
 
  !rowspan="3"|Value of investment (accounting for inflation)
Line 561: Line 436:
 
  | 30 years
 
  | 30 years
 
  | $27,370
 
  | $27,370
−
|
 
 
  |-  
 
  |-  
 
  | 30 years ($30,000 saved in mattress)
 
  | 30 years ($30,000 saved in mattress)
 
  | $12,360
 
  | $12,360
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  !rowspan="4"|Average Vehicle Costs
 
  !rowspan="4"|Average Vehicle Costs
Line 571: Line 444:
 
  | Average used car
 
  | Average used car
 
  | $8,910
 
  | $8,910
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Average new car
 
  | Average new car
 
  | $27,230
 
  | $27,230
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | High-end bicycle  
 
  | High-end bicycle  
 
  | $1,500
 
  | $1,500
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  !rowspan="15"|Total cost to buy and own selected vehicles for five years
 
  !rowspan="15"|Total cost to buy and own selected vehicles for five years
Line 585: Line 455:
 
  | Honda Insight
 
  | Honda Insight
 
  | $27,874
 
  | $27,874
−
|
 
 
  |-  
 
  |-  
 
  | Toyota Prius
 
  | Toyota Prius
 
  | $38,771
 
  | $38,771
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Jeep Patriot
 
  | Jeep Patriot
 
  | $35,425
 
  | $35,425
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Honda Fit
 
  | Honda Fit
 
  | $28,745
 
  | $28,745
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | BMW Z4
 
  | BMW Z4
 
  | $61,312
 
  | $61,312
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Ford Explorer
 
  | Ford Explorer
−
  | $43,524
+
  | $45,524
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Toyota Camry
 
  | Toyota Camry
 
  | $34,697
 
  | $34,697
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | smart fortwo
 
  | smart fortwo
 
  | $29,629
 
  | $29,629
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Honda CR-V
 
  | Honda CR-V
 
  | $35,183
 
  | $35,183
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Chevy Volt
 
  | Chevy Volt
 
  | $42,180
 
  | $42,180
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Hyundai Sonata
 
  | Hyundai Sonata
 
  | $34,644
 
  | $34,644
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Ford F-150
 
  | Ford F-150
 
  | $48,734
 
  | $48,734
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Nissan Cube
 
  | Nissan Cube
 
  | $29,383
 
  | $29,383
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Porsche 911
 
  | Porsche 911
 
  | $91,590
 
  | $91,590
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  !rowspan="7"|Total cost to buy and own selected vehicles for five years, if gas were $10/gallon
+
  !rowspan="7"|Total cost to buy and own selected vehicles for five years if gas were $10/gallon
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Toyota Prius
 
  | Toyota Prius
 
  | $48,990
 
  | $48,990
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Honda Fit
 
  | Honda Fit
 
  | $45,233
 
  | $45,233
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Ford Explorer
 
  | Ford Explorer
 
  | $69,076
 
  | $69,076
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | smart fortwo
 
  | smart fortwo
 
  | $45,058
 
  | $45,058
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Chevy Volt
 
  | Chevy Volt
 
  | $50,612
 
  | $50,612
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Ford F-150
 
  | Ford F-150
 
  | $77,111
 
  | $77,111
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  !rowspan="8"|Typical annual household income
 
  !rowspan="8"|Typical annual household income
Line 669: Line 519:
 
  | Bottom 20%
 
  | Bottom 20%
 
  | $10,200
 
  | $10,200
−
|
 
 
  |-  
 
  |-  
 
  | Second 20%
 
  | Second 20%
 
  | $24,800
 
  | $24,800
−
|
 
 
  |-  
 
  |-  
 
  | Middle 20%
 
  | Middle 20%
−
  | $44,400
+
  | $44,400  
−
|
 
 
  |-  
 
  |-  
 
  | Fourth 20%
 
  | Fourth 20%
 
  | $76,100
 
  | $76,100
−
|
 
 
  |-  
 
  |-  
 
  | Top 10%
 
  | Top 10%
 
  | $201,100
 
  | $201,100
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Top 1%
 
  | Top 1%
 
  | $822,000
 
  | $822,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Top 1/500th
 
  | Top 1/500th
 
  | $2,080,000
 
  | $2,080,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  !rowspan="6"|Median US household income
 
  !rowspan="6"|Median US household income
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Median US household income
 
  | Median US household income
−
  | $51,270
+
  | $51,570
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | After-tax
 
  | After-tax
−
  | $39,170
+
  | $39,170  
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Taxes
 
  | Taxes
 
  | $12,100
 
  | $12,100
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Total lifetime income from ages 25-65 at $50,000/year after 25% taxes (including Social Security)
 
  | Total lifetime income from ages 25-65 at $50,000/year after 25% taxes (including Social Security)
 
  | $1,500,000
 
  | $1,500,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Cost per household served by US Rural Utilities Service program to expand broadband access
 
  | Cost per household served by US Rural Utilities Service program to expand broadband access
 
  | $359,790
 
  | $359,790
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  !rowspan="13"|If I had $1000000 (Cost of the items the singer in "If I had $1000000" would buy to win your love: $263,330)
+
  !rowspan="13"|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
 
  | Furniture
 
  | $21,160
 
  | $21,160
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Plymouth Reliant
 
  | Plymouth Reliant
 
  | $3,000
 
  | $3,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Tree fort
 
  | Tree fort
 
  | $15,000
 
  | $15,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Llama
 
  | Llama
 
  | $2,120
 
  | $2,120
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Joseph Merrick's remains
 
  | Joseph Merrick's remains
 
  | N/A (Held in Royal London Hospital collection and not available for purchase)
 
  | N/A (Held in Royal London Hospital collection and not available for purchase)
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | House
 
  | House
 
  | $224,820
 
  | $224,820
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Tiny fridge
 
  | Tiny fridge
 
  | $99.08
 
  | $99.08
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Gourmet pre-wrapped sausages (2)
 
  | Gourmet pre-wrapped sausages (2)
 
  | $34.48
 
  | $34.48
−
|
 
 
  |-  
 
  |-  
 
  | Kraft Dinner (two double servings)
 
  | Kraft Dinner (two double servings)
 
  | $3.06
 
  | $3.06
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Expensive ketchup
 
  | Expensive ketchup
 
  | $10.75
 
  | $10.75
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Faux fur coat
 
  | Faux fur coat
 
  | $198.00
 
  | $198.00
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Limo ride to the store
 
  | Limo ride to the store
 
  | $186.59
 
  | $186.59
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  !rowspan="5"|Luxuries
 
  !rowspan="5"|Luxuries
Line 771: Line 597:
 
  | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Opulence_Sundae Golden Opulence ice cream sundae]
 
  | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Opulence_Sundae Golden Opulence ice cream sundae]
 
  | $1,000
 
  | $1,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Waist deep half-room ball pit
 
  | Waist deep half-room ball pit
 
  | $2,400
 
  | $2,400
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | All 30 bestselling game consoles (refurb, eBay)
 
  | All 30 bestselling game consoles (refurb, eBay)
 
  | $2,640
 
  | $2,640
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Initial seat on Virgin Galactic suborbital flight
 
  | Initial seat on Virgin Galactic suborbital flight
 
  | $200,000
 
  | $200,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  !rowspan="3"|Video Games
 
  !rowspan="3"|Video Games
Line 789: Line 611:
 
  | Typing F-U-N-D-S
 
  | Typing F-U-N-D-S
 
  | $10,000
 
  | $10,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Daily sales of [http://www.minecraft.net/ Minecraft]
 
  | Daily sales of [http://www.minecraft.net/ Minecraft]
 
  | $193,500
 
  | $193,500
−
|
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
−
 
+
</div>
  
 
==Millions==
 
==Millions==
 +
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
  ! Category
 
  ! Category
 
  ! Item
 
  ! Item
 
  ! Price
 
  ! Price
−
! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  ! rowspan="3"|Dr. Evil
 
  ! rowspan="3"|Dr. Evil
Line 808: Line 628:
 
  | Amount Dr. Evil thought he was demanding from the 1997 world
 
  | Amount Dr. Evil thought he was demanding from the 1997 world
 
  | $6,630,000
 
  | $6,630,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Amount he was demanding
+
  | Amount he was actually demanding
 
  | $1,380,000
 
  | $1,380,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  ! rowspan="2"|Video Games
 
  ! rowspan="2"|Video Games
Line 818: Line 636:
 
  | Minecraft sales by October 2011
 
  | Minecraft sales by October 2011
 
  | $56,780,000
 
  | $56,780,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  ! rowspan="4"|William and Kate's wedding
 
  ! rowspan="4"|William and Kate's wedding
Line 824: Line 641:
 
  | Flowers
 
  | Flowers
 
  | $800,000
 
  | $800,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Security
 
  | Security
 
  | $20,000,000
 
  | $20,000,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Total cost
 
  | Total cost
 
  | $80,000,000
 
  | $80,000,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  ! rowspan="6"|Human Values
 
  ! rowspan="6"|Human Values
Line 838: Line 652:
 
  | Amount needed to live comfortably off investments
 
  | Amount needed to live comfortably off investments
 
  | $4,090,000
 
  | $4,090,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | EPA value of a human life
 
  | EPA value of a human life
 
  | $8,120,000
 
  | $8,120,000
−
| The chart depicts 10 blocks instead of 8.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Six Million Dollar Man (2011 dollars)
 
  | Six Million Dollar Man (2011 dollars)
 
  | $29,870,000
 
  | $29,870,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | 50,000 salary for 40 years after 25% taxes
 
  | 50,000 salary for 40 years after 25% taxes
 
  | $1,500,000
 
  | $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
+
  | 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
 
  | $3,270,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  ! rowspan="4"|Corporation Expenses
 
  ! rowspan="4"|Corporation Expenses
Line 860: Line 669:
 
  | 30-second Super Bowl ad slot
 
  | 30-second Super Bowl ad slot
 
  | $3,000,000
 
  | $3,000,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Annual cost to run Wikipedia
 
  | Annual cost to run Wikipedia
 
  | $18,500,000
 
  | $18,500,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Loss in NewsCorp value over hacking scandal
 
  | Loss in NewsCorp value over hacking scandal
 
  | $750,000,000
 
  | $750,000,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  ! rowspan="6"|Vehicles
 
  ! rowspan="6"|Vehicles
Line 874: Line 680:
 
  | Most expensive production car (Bugatti Veyron)
 
  | Most expensive production car (Bugatti Veyron)
 
  | $2,400,000
 
  | $2,400,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Most expensive car ever sold (1957 Ferrari 250)
 
  | Most expensive car ever sold (1957 Ferrari 250)
 
  | $16,390,000
 
  | $16,390,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Marginal cost to launch one shuttle
 
  | Marginal cost to launch one shuttle
 
  | $450,000,000
 
  | $450,000,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Total shuttle program per launch
 
  | Total shuttle program per launch
−
  | $1,451,000,000
+
  | $1,451,000,000  
−
|
+
  |-  
−
  |-
 
 
  | One B-2 bomber
 
  | One B-2 bomber
 
  | $2,500,000,000
 
  | $2,500,000,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  ! rowspan="5"|Structures
 
  ! rowspan="5"|Structures
Line 896: Line 697:
 
  | Large city office building
 
  | Large city office building
 
  | $100,000,000
 
  | $100,000,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Dubai Fountain
 
  | Dubai Fountain
 
  | $224,540,000
 
  | $224,540,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Burj Khalifa
 
  | Burj Khalifa
 
  | $1,521,000,000
 
  | $1,521,000,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | New Yankee Stadium
 
  | New Yankee Stadium
 
  | $1,545,000,000
 
  | $1,545,000,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  ! rowspan="12"|Rare Items
 
  ! rowspan="12"|Rare Items
Line 914: Line 711:
 
  | Qianlong Chinese vase sold in 2010
 
  | Qianlong Chinese vase sold in 2010
 
  | $83,710,000
 
  | $83,710,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Leonardo’s Codex Leicester (bought by Bill Gates)
 
  | Leonardo’s Codex Leicester (bought by Bill Gates)
 
  | $45,930,000
 
  | $45,930,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Estimated value of first-edition Gutenberg Bible
 
  | Estimated value of first-edition Gutenberg Bible
 
  | $34,610,000
 
  | $34,610,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | 1933 Double Eagle coin (All destroyed uncirculated save a few stolen from the US Mint)
+
  | Double Eagle coin (All destroyed uncirculated save a few stolen from the US Mint)
 
  | $9,330,000
 
  | $9,330,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Treskilling Yellow postage stamp (At $50 billion/lb possibly the world’s most expensive thing by weight)
 
  | Treskilling Yellow postage stamp (At $50 billion/lb possibly the world’s most expensive thing by weight)
 
  | $2,780,000
 
  | $2,780,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | 1297 Magna Carta original copy signed by Edward I
 
  | 1297 Magna Carta original copy signed by Edward I
 
  | $21,890,000
 
  | $21,890,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Painting from The Card Players series (rumor)
 
  | Painting from The Card Players series (rumor)
 
  | $250,000,000
 
  | $250,000,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Willem de Kooning’s “Woman III” (2006 auction bought by David Geffen)
 
  | Willem de Kooning’s “Woman III” (2006 auction bought by David Geffen)
 
  | $168,780,000
 
  | $168,780,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Jackson Pollock’s “No. 5, 1948” (2006 auction bought by David Geffen)
 
  | Jackson Pollock’s “No. 5, 1948” (2006 auction bought by David Geffen)
 
  | $153,440,000
 
  | $153,440,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Airbus A380
 
  | Airbus A380
 
  | $264,000,000
 
  | $264,000,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Mona Lisa assessed value
 
  | Mona Lisa assessed value
 
  | $730,660,000
 
  | $730,660,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  ! rowspan="3"|Bitcoins
 
  ! rowspan="3"|Bitcoins
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  | Market value of all Bitcoins as of 11/2011
 
  | Market value of all Bitcoins as of 11/2011
 
  | $22,819,797
 
  | $22,819,797
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Market value of all Bitcoins as at July 2011 peak price
 
  | Market value of all Bitcoins as at July 2011 peak price
 
  | $210,000,000
 
  | $210,000,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  ! rowspan="9"|Millionaires
 
  ! rowspan="9"|Millionaires
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Darrell Issa (R-CA) net worth
+
  | Darell Issa (R-CA) net worth
 
  | $304,000,000
 
  | $304,000,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Jane Harman (D-CA) net worth
 
  | Jane Harman (D-CA) net worth
 
  | $294,000,000
 
  | $294,000,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | John Kerry (D-MA) net worth
 
  | John Kerry (D-MA) net worth
 
  | $239,000,000
 
  | $239,000,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Mitt Romney net worth
 
  | Mitt Romney net worth
 
  | $210,000,000
 
  | $210,000,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Jon Huntsman net worth
+
  | Jon Huntsmann net worth
 
  | $40,000,000
 
  | $40,000,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Average net worth of US senator
 
  | Average net worth of US senator
 
  | $13,400,000
 
  | $13,400,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Average net worth of US representative
 
  | Average net worth of US representative
 
  | $4,900,000
 
  | $4,900,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | A billionaire
+
  | A billionare
 
  | $1,000,000,000
 
  | $1,000,000,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  ! rowspan="5"|Per US resident
 
  ! rowspan="5"|Per US resident
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  | $1 per US resident
 
  | $1 per US resident
 
  | $312,620,000
 
  | $312,620,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | $1 per US household
 
  | $1 per US household
 
  | $117,290,000
 
  | $117,290,000
−
| The chart depicts 138 blocks instead of 117.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | $10 from every US resident
 
  | $10 from every US resident
 
  | $3,326,200,000
 
  | $3,326,200,000
−
| The chart depicts 3126 blocks instead of 3326.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | $10 from every US household
 
  | $10 from every US household
 
  | $1,179,180,000
 
  | $1,179,180,000
−
| The chart depicts 854 blocks instead of 1179.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  ! rowspan="3"|Raptors
 
  ! rowspan="3"|Raptors
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  | One F-22 raptor
 
  | One F-22 raptor
 
  | $154,500,000
 
  | $154,500,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | One velociraptor (25% of Jurassic Park production budget amortized over three velociraptors)
 
  | One velociraptor (25% of Jurassic Park production budget amortized over three velociraptors)
−
  | $1,930,000
+
  | $1,930,000  
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  ! rowspan="8"|Professional rapper net worth
 
  ! rowspan="8"|Professional rapper net worth
Line 1,032: Line 802:
 
  | 50 Cent
 
  | 50 Cent
 
  | $100,000,000
 
  | $100,000,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | 50 Cent (stage name)
 
  | 50 Cent (stage name)
 
  | $0.50
 
  | $0.50
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | 50 Cent (adjusted for inflation)
 
  | 50 Cent (adjusted for inflation)
 
  | $0.70
 
  | $0.70
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Birdman
 
  | Birdman
 
  | $100,000,000
 
  | $100,000,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Dr Dre
 
  | Dr Dre
 
  | $125,000,000
 
  | $125,000,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Jay-Z
 
  | Jay-Z
 
  | $450,000,000
 
  | $450,000,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Diddy
 
  | Diddy
 
  | $475,000,000
 
  | $475,000,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  ! rowspan="3"|J.K. Rowling
 
  ! rowspan="3"|J.K. Rowling
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  | J.K. Rowling
 
  | J.K. Rowling
 
  | $1,000,000,000
 
  | $1,000,000,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | J.K. Rowling had she become a rapper (Professional assessment by rapper/geek culture expert MC Frontalot)
+
  | J. K. Rowling had she become a rapper (Professional assessment by rapper/geek culture expert MC Frontalot)
 
  | $82,000
 
  | $82,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  ! rowspan="4"|Hurricanes
 
  ! rowspan="4"|Hurricanes
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  | Annual hurricane forecast R&D funding
 
  | Annual hurricane forecast R&D funding
 
  | $20,000,000
 
  | $20,000,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Hurricane forecast improvement funding since 1989
 
  | Hurricane forecast improvement funding since 1989
 
  | $440,000,000
 
  | $440,000,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Economic savings—during Hurricane Irene alone—due to limiting evacuations made possible by recent forecast advances
+
  | Economic savings--during Hurricane Irene alone--due to limiting evacuations made possible by recent forecast advances
 
  | $700,000,000
 
  | $700,000,000
−
  |
+
  |}
−
|-
+
 
−
  ! rowspan="6"|Prizes
+
===Prizes===
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
  ! Amount !! Year !! Show/Movie !! Amount Today
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | $64,000 in 1955 when "The $64,000 Question" first aired
+
  | $64,000
 +
| 1955
 +
| The $64,000 Question
 
  | $528,310
 
  | $528,310
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | £1,000,000 in 1998 when the UK "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" aired
+
  | £1,000,000
 +
| 1998
 +
| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (UK)
 
  | $2,270,000
 
  | $2,270,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | $1,000,000 in 1999 when the US "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" aired
+
  | $1,000,000
 +
| 1999
 +
| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (USA)
 
  | $1,330,000
 
  | $1,330,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | $1,000,000 in 1955 when the TV show "The Millionaire" aired
+
  | $1,000,000
 +
| 1955
 +
| The Millionaire (TV Show)
 
  | $8,250,000
 
  | $8,250,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | $1,000,000 in 1931 when the film "The Millionaire" opened
+
  | $1,000,000
 +
| 1931
 +
| The Millionaire (Movie)
 
  | $14,530,000
 
  | $14,530,000
−
|
 
−
|-
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
 
===Elections===
 
===Elections===
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
−
  |-
+
  |-  
 
  ! Person !! Funds raised
 
  ! Person !! Funds raised
 
  |-
 
  |-
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
−
  |-
+
  |-  
 
  ! Person !! Funds raised
 
  ! Person !! Funds raised
 
  |-
 
  |-
Line 1,151: Line 916:
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Hilary Clinton || $259,050,000
 
  | Hilary Clinton || $259,050,000
−
  |-
+
  |-  
 
  | Other || $127,250,000
 
  | Other || $127,250,000
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
−
  |-
+
  |-  
 
  ! Person !! Funds raised
 
  ! Person !! Funds raised
 
  |-
 
  |-
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
−
  |-
+
  |-  
 
  ! Person !! Funds raised
 
  ! Person !! Funds raised
 
  |-
 
  |-
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
−
  |-
+
  |-  
 
  ! Party !! Funds raised
 
  ! Party !! Funds raised
 
  |-
 
  |-
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===2011-2012 Campaign donations by industry===
 
===2011-2012 Campaign donations by industry===
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
−
  |-
+
  |-  
 
  ! Industry !! To Democrats (approx) !! To Republicans (approx) !! To Other (approx) !! Total Funds donated
 
  ! Industry !! To Democrats (approx) !! To Republicans (approx) !! To Other (approx) !! Total Funds donated
 
  |-
 
  |-
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===Inaugurations===
 
===Inaugurations===
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
−
  |-
+
  |-  
 
  ! Thing !! Price
 
  ! Thing !! Price
 
  |-
 
  |-
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
−
  |-
+
  |-  
 
  ! Thing !! Price
 
  ! Thing !! Price
 
  |-
 
  |-
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===Past presidential campaign fundraising===
 
===Past presidential campaign fundraising===
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
−
  |-
+
  |-  
 
  ! Campaign Year !! Funds raised
 
  ! Campaign Year !! Funds raised
 
  |-
 
  |-
Line 1,361: Line 1,126:
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
−
===Value of a carry-on suitcase full of $100 bills (30,000 ct, 60lbs)===
+
===Value of a carry-on suitcase full of $100 bills (30,00 ct, 60lbs)===
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
  |-
 
  |-
Line 1,456: Line 1,221:
 
  | 2011 || $3,000,000
 
  | 2011 || $3,000,000
 
  |}
 
  |}
 +
 +
 +
</div>
  
 
==Billions==
 
==Billions==
 +
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
 +
 
===Harry Potter movie franchise total revenue===
 
===Harry Potter movie franchise total revenue===
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  ! Item !! Value
 
  ! Item !! Value
−
  |-
+
  |-  
 
  | Harry Potter movie franchise total revenue || $21,000,000,000
 
  | Harry Potter movie franchise total revenue || $21,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
Line 1,469: Line 1,239:
  
 
===Box office revenue===
 
===Box office revenue===
−
 
 
Adjusted for monetary inflation but not ticket price inflation
 
Adjusted for monetary inflation but not ticket price inflation
−
 
+
Hilighted [sic]: films that earned more than 2009's ''Avatar''
−
Highlighted: films that earned more than 2009's ''Avatar''
 
−
 
 
−
Some dates are off by one year.
 
−
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
  |-
 
  |-
Line 1,484: Line 1,249:
 
  | 2008 || ''The Dark Knight'' || $547,520,000 ||
 
  | 2008 || ''The Dark Knight'' || $547,520,000 ||
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | 2003 || ''Shrek 2'' || $516,610,000 ||
+
  | 2003 || ''Shrek 3'' || $516,610,000 ||
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | 1999 || ''The Phantom Menace'' || $572,000,000 ||
 
  | 1999 || ''The Phantom Menace'' || $572,000,000 ||
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  | 1997 || ''Titanic'' || $827,260,000 || Yes
 
  | 1997 || ''Titanic'' || $827,260,000 || Yes
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | 1994 || ''The Lion King'' || $625,810,000 ||
+
  | 1994 || ''Lion King'' || $625,810,000 ||
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | 1993 || ''Jurassic Park'' || $625,810,000 ||
 
  | 1993 || ''Jurassic Park'' || $625,810,000 ||
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  | 1982 || ''E.T.'' || $996,580,000 || Yes
 
  | 1982 || ''E.T.'' || $996,580,000 || Yes
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | 1980 || ''The Empire Strikes Back'' || $778,530,000 ||
+
  | 1980 || ''The Empire Strikes Back || $778,530,000 ||
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | 1977 || ''Star Wars'' || $1,681,000,000 || Yes
 
  | 1977 || ''Star Wars'' || $1,681,000,000 || Yes
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  | 1938 || ''Snow White'' || $2,841,700,000 || Yes
 
  | 1938 || ''Snow White'' || $2,841,700,000 || Yes
 
  |}
 
  |}
 +
  
 
===Charity===
 
===Charity===
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  |-
 
  |-
 
  | To animals and environment || $6,750,000,000
 
  | To animals and environment || $6,750,000,000
−
|-
 
−
| Other || $6,410,000,000
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
−
 
 
====Type of giving:====
 
====Type of giving:====
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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===Gates Foundation total giving since 1994===
 
===Gates Foundation total giving since 1994===
 +
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
  |-
 
  |-
Line 1,581: Line 1,345:
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Grants || ~$1,000,000,000
 
  | Grants || ~$1,000,000,000
−
|-
 
−
| Missing || ~$5,000,000,000
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
 
===Book publishing industry revenue===
 
===Book publishing industry revenue===
 +
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  ! Genre !! Revenue
 
  ! Genre !! Revenue
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Book publishing industry revenue || $28,320,000,000 (Sum of genres is $29.39 billion, 1 block more than depicted)
+
  | Book publishing industry revenue || $28,320,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Romance || $1,380,000,000
 
  | Romance || $1,380,000,000
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===Video game industry revenue===
 
===Video game industry revenue===
 +
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
  |-
 
  |-
Line 1,618: Line 1,382:
 
  ! Item !! Value
 
  ! Item !! Value
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Student loans outstanding || $955,800,000,000 (This appears to be a mistake by [[Randall]] and should read $956,800,000,000)
+
  | Student loans outstanding || $955,800,000,000
−
  |-
+
  |-  
 
  | Federal student loans || $792,900,000,000
 
  | Federal student loans || $792,900,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
Line 1,634: Line 1,398:
  
 
===Harvard University revenue===
 
===Harvard University revenue===
 +
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
  |-
 
  |-
Line 1,643: Line 1,408:
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
−
In other words, if Harvard eliminated tuition, it would mean roughly a 15% budget cut.
+
In other words, if Harvard completely eliminated tuition, it would mean roughly a 15% budget cut.
  
 
===Education foundations===
 
===Education foundations===
 +
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
  |-
 
  |-
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===Endowments of the 63 wealthiest universities===
 
===Endowments of the 63 wealthiest universities===
 +
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
  |-
 
  |-
Line 1,672: Line 1,439:
 
  | Yale || $19,400,000,000
 
  | Yale || $19,400,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Princeton || $17,010,000,000
+
  | Princeton || $17,100,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | U of Texas || $16,610,000,000
 
  | U of Texas || $16,610,000,000
Line 1,687: Line 1,454:
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Northwestern || $7,030,000,000
 
  | Northwestern || $7,030,000,000
−
|-
 
−
| The other 53 || $136,490,000,000
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
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  | Chevron || $196,300,000,000 || $19,020,000,000 ||
 
  | Chevron || $196,300,000,000 || $19,020,000,000 ||
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Fannie Mae || $153,800,000,000 (the chart depicts 156 blocks instead of 154) || || $14,010,000,000
+
  | Fannie Mae || $153,800,000,000 || || $14,010,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | GE || $151,600,000,000 (the chart depicts 151 blocks instead of 152) || $11,640,000,000 ||
+
  | GE || $151,600,000,000 || $11,640,000,000 ||
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Berkshire Hathaway || $136,100,000,000 ([[Randall]] rounded down from 136.185 billion) || $12,970,000,000 ||
+
  | Berkshire Hathaway || $136,100,000,000 || $12,970,000,000 ||
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | PepsiCo || $57,840,000,000 || $6,320,000,000 ||
 
  | PepsiCo || $57,840,000,000 || $6,320,000,000 ||
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Coca-Cola || $35,840,000,000 (this appears to be a mistake by [[Randall]] and should read $35,120,000,000) || $11,800,000,000 ||
+
  | Coca-Cola || $35,840,000,000 || $11,800,000,000 ||
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | VISA || $8,100,000,000 || $2,700,000,000 ||
 
  | VISA || $8,100,000,000 || $2,700,000,000 ||
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | MasterCard || $5,500,000,000 (the chart depicts 5 blocks instead of 6) || $1,850,000,000 ||
+
  | MasterCard || $5,500,000,000 || $1,850,000,000 ||
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | General Motors || $135,600,000,000 (the chart depicts 135 blocks instead of 136) || $6,170,000,000 ||
+
  | General Motors || $135,600,000,000 || $6,170,000,000 ||
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Ford || $129,000,000,000 || $6,560,000,000 (the chart depicts 6 blocks instead of 7) ||
+
  | Ford || $129,000,000,000 || $6,560,000,000 ||
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Chrysler || $44,950,000,000 (this appears to be a mistake by [[Randall]] and should read $41,950,000,000) || || $653,000,000 (this appears to be a mistake by [[Randall]] and should read $652,000,000)
+
  | Chrysler || $44,950,000,000 || || $653,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | AT&T || $124,600,000,000 (the chart depicts 126 blocks instead of 125) || $19,860,000,000 ||
+
  | AT&T || $124,600,000,000 || $19,860,000,000 ||
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Verizon || $106,560,000,000 (the chart depicts 106 blocks instead of 107) || $2,550,000,000 ||
+
  | Verizon || $106,560,000,000 || $2,550,000,000 ||
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Bank of America || $134,200,000,000 (the chart depicts 135 blocks instead of 134) || || $2,240,000,000
+
  | Bank of America || $134,20,000,000 || || $2,240,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | JP Morgan Chase || $115,480,000,000 || $17,370,000,000 ||
 
  | JP Morgan Chase || $115,480,000,000 || $17,370,000,000 ||
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  | Citigroup || $111,060,000,000 || $10,600,000,000 ||
 
  | Citigroup || $111,060,000,000 || $10,600,000,000 ||
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | AIG || $104,420,000,000 || $7,790,000,000 ||
+
  | AGI || $104,420,000,000 || $17,370,000,000 ||
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | HP || $126,000,000,000 || $8,780,000,000 (this appears to be a mistake by [[Randall]] and should read $8,760,000,000) ||
+
  | HP || $126,000,000,000 || $8,780,000,000 ||
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Apple || $65,230,000,000 || $14,010,000,000 ||
 
  | Apple || $65,230,000,000 || $14,010,000,000 ||
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  ! Item
 
  ! Item
 
  ! Price
 
  ! Price
−
! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  ! rowspan="5"|US cancer spending
 
  ! rowspan="5"|US cancer spending
Line 1,756: Line 1,520:
 
  | US spending on lung cancer treatment
 
  | US spending on lung cancer treatment
 
  | $11,310,000,000
 
  | $11,310,000,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | US spending on tobacco marketing
 
  | US spending on tobacco marketing
 
  | $13,600,000,000
 
  | $13,600,000,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | US spending on all cancer treatment
 
  | US spending on all cancer treatment
 
  | $106,870,000,000
 
  | $106,870,000,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | US spending on cigarettes
 
  | US spending on cigarettes
 
  | $91,660,000,000
 
  | $91,660,000,000
−
| The chart depicts 93 blocks instead of 92.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  ! rowspan="10"|US health care spending (2005 data)
 
  ! rowspan="10"|US health care spending (2005 data)
Line 1,774: Line 1,534:
 
  | Private insurance
 
  | Private insurance
 
  | $785,900,000,000
 
  | $785,900,000,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Out-of-pocket
 
  | Out-of-pocket
 
  | $282,260,000,000
 
  | $282,260,000,000
−
| The chart depicts 250 blocks instead of 282.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Other private spending
 
  | Other private spending
 
  | $79,000,000,000
 
  | $79,000,000,000
−
| The chart depicts 111 blocks instead of 79.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Total private spending
 
  | Total private spending
 
  | $1,147,050,000,000
 
  | $1,147,050,000,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Medicare
 
  | Medicare
 
  | $387,070,000,000
 
  | $387,070,000,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Medicaid
 
  | Medicaid
 
  | $351,980,000,000
 
  | $351,980,000,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Other government spending
 
  | Other government spending
 
  | $219,000,000,000
 
  | $219,000,000,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Total Government spending
 
  | Total Government spending
 
  | $958,950,000,000
 
  | $958,950,000,000
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Total
 
  | Total
 
  | $2,106,000,000,000
 
  | $2,106,000,000,000
−
|
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
−
 
−
===NCAA budget===
 
−
$5,640,000,000
 
  
 
===Total annual tax breaks to the five largest oil companies===
 
===Total annual tax breaks to the five largest oil companies===
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  ! Item !! Value !! Notes
+
  ! Item !! Value
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Combined pay at Wall St. banks and securities firms || $135,000,000,000 ||
+
  | Combined pay at Wall St. banks and securities firms || $135,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Mobile computing annual sales || $220,000,000,000 ||
+
  | Mobile computing annual sales || $220,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Online spending in 2009 || $251,070,000,000 ||
+
  | Online spending in 2009 || $251,070,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Total annual tax breaks to the five largest oil companies || $2,100,000,000 ||
+
  | NCAA budget || $5,640,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | US annual oil and gas subsidies || $41,000,000,000 ||
+
  | Total annual tax breaks to the five largest oil companies || $2,100,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Ethanol subsidies || $5,000,000,000 ||
+
  | US annual oil and gas subsidies || $41,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Combined annual profits of the five largest oil companies || $36,000,000,000 ||
+
  | Ethanol subsidies || $5,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Combined annual profits of the ten largest health insurance companies || $12,870,000,000 ||
+
  | Combined annual profits of the ten largest health insurance companies || $12,870,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | 2010 lobbying || $3,560,000,000 ||
+
  | 2010 lobbying || $3,560,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | 2005 lobbying || $2,750,000,000 ||
+
  | 2005 lobbying || $2,750,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | 2000 lobbying || $2,000,000,000 ||
+
  | 2000 lobbying || $2,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | One B-2 bomber || $2,500,000,000 || The chart depicts 2 blocks instead of 3.
+
  | One B-2 bomber || $2,500,000,000
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
−
===US R&D===
+
===US GDP===
 +
Combined economic value of all goods and services produced in a year
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  ! Item !! Value
 
  ! Item !! Value
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | US annual corporate R&D || $334,490,000,000
+
  | US GDP || $14,545,950,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Information technology || $46,560,000,000
+
  | Government || $1,980,640,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Scientific, technical or professional services || $31,060,000,000
+
  | Real estate || $1,925,210,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Manufacturing industries (Unlabelled on the money chart) || $236,151,000,000
+
  | Non-rental Real estate || $1,737,500,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Other || $20,710,000,000
+
  | Rental and leasing || $187,610,000,000
−
|}
 
−
 
 
−
===US GDP===
 
−
 
 
−
The combined economic value of all goods and services produced in a year
 
−
 
 
−
{| class="wikitable"
 
−
! Category
 
−
! Item
 
−
! Value
 
−
! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  ! rowspan="2"|US GDP
+
  | Nondurable goods || $739,300,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  |
+
  | Food, beverage, and tobacco || $212,330,000,000
−
| $14,545,950,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  ! rowspan="2"|Government
+
  | Chemicals || $223,050,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  |
+
  | Petroleum and coal || $123,630,000,000
−
| $1,980,640,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  ! rowspan="4"|Real estate
+
  | Apparel || $12,050,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Non-rental real estate
+
  | Paper products || $57,800,000,000
−
| $1,737,500,000,000
 
−
| The chart depicts 1736 blocks instead of 1738.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Rental and leasing
+
  | Plastics and rubber products || $58,410,000,000
−
| $187,610,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Total
+
  | Textile mills || $18,130,000,000
−
| $1,925,210,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  ! rowspan="10"|Nondurable Goods
+
  | Printing and related supports || $33,790,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Food, beverage and tobacco
+
  | Durable goods || $898,420,000,000
−
| $212,330,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Chemicals
+
  | Computers and electronics|| $212,640,000,000
−
| $223,050,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Petroleum and coal
+
  | Metal products || $125,590,000,000
−
| $123,630,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Apparel
+
  | Machinery || $116,110,000,000
−
| $12,050,000,000
 
−
| The chart depicts 14 blocks instead of 12.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Paper products
+
  | Wood products || $21,530,000,000
−
| $57,800,000,000
 
−
| The chart depicts 62 blocks instead of 58.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Plastics and rubber products
+
  | Furniture || $24,930,000,000
−
| $58,410,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Textile mills
+
  | Motor vehicles, trailers, and parts || $80,560,000,000
−
| $18,130,000,000
 
−
| The chart depicts 12 blocks instead of 18.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Printing and related supports
+
  | Other transportation equipment || $93,440,000,000
−
| $33,790,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Total
+
  | Mineral products || $39,360,000,000
−
| $739,300,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  ! rowspan="13"|Durable Goods
+
  | Metals || $44,710,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Computers and electronics
+
  | Electrical equipment and components|| $53,260,000,000
−
| $212,640,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Metal products
+
  | Miscellaneous || $81,390,000,000
−
| $125,590,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Machinery
+
  | Finance and insurance || $1,207,030,000,000
−
| $116,110,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Wood products
+
  | Federal Reserve banks and credit intermediaries || $529,540,000,000
−
| $21,530,000,000
 
−
| Rounded down to 21 blocks.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Furniture
+
  | Insurance || $437,340,000,000
−
| $24,930,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Other transportation equipment
+
  | Investments || $180,500,000,000
−
| $93,440,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Motor vehicles, trailers and parts
+
  | Funds and trusts || $59,550,000,000
−
| $80,560,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Mineral products
+
  | Professional and business services || $1,752,750,000,000
−
| $39,360,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Metals
+
  | Waste management || $39,870,000,000
−
| $44,710,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Miscellaneous
+
  | Administrative and support services || $358,110,000,000
−
| $81,390,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Electrical equipment and components
+
  | Legal services || $225,830,000,000
−
| $53,260,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Total
+
  | Computer systems design and service || $174,730,000,000
−
| $898,420,000,000
 
−
| This appears to be a mistake by [[Randall]] and should read $893,420,000,000.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  ! rowspan="6"|Finance and insurance
+
  | Corporate management || $253,950,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Federal Reserve banks and credit intermediaries
+
  | Other professional or technical services || $700,250,000,000
−
| $529,540,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Insurance
+
  | Health and education || $1,294,580,000,000
−
| $437,340,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Investments
+
  | Social assistance || $93,750,000,000
−
| $180,500,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Funds and trusts
+
  | Ambulatory health care services || $529,750,000,000
−
| $59,550,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Total
+
  | Hospitals || $466,390,000,000
−
| $1,207,030,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  ! rowspan="8"|Professional and business services
+
  | Educational services || $159,580,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Waste management
+
  | Utilities || $276,210,000,000
−
| $39,870,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Administrative and support services
+
  | Other services || $345,540,000,000
−
| $358,110,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Legal services
+
  | Construction || $553,750,000,000
−
| $225,830,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Computer systems design and service
+
  | Retail trade || $844,380,000,000
−
| $174,730,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Corporate management
+
  | Wholesale trade || $804,410,000,000
−
| $253,950,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Other professional or technical services
+
  | Mining || $248,080,000,000
−
| $700,250,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Total
+
  | Mining (other than oil and gas) || $50,380,000,000
−
| $1,752,750,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  ! rowspan="6"|Health and education
+
  | Mining support || $51,270,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Social assistance
+
  | Oil and gas || $145,990,000,000
−
| $93,750,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Ambulatory health care services
+
  | Agriculture || $137,120,000,000
−
| $529,750,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Hospitals
+
  | Farms || $107,140,000,000
−
| $466,390,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Educational services
+
  | Forestry, fishing, and related || $30,080,000,000
−
| $159,580,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Total
+
  | Arts and entertainment || $528,620,000,000
−
| $1,294,580,000,000
 
−
| This appears to be a mistake by [[Randall]] and should read $1,249,580,000,000
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  ! rowspan="2"|Utilities
+
  | Food service || $285,480,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  |
+
  | Performing arts, sports, and museums || $73,040,000,000
−
| $276,210,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  ! rowspan="2"|Other services
+
  | 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
−
| $345,540,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  ! rowspan="2"|Construction
+
  | Information || $658,630,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  |
+
  | Broadcasting and telecommunications|| $366,560,000,000
−
| $553,750,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  ! rowspan="5"|Mining
+
  | Information and data processing || $78,300,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Mining (other than oil and gas)
+
  | Film, video, and sound recording || $61,610,000,000
−
| $50,380,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Mining support
+
  | Publishing (including software) || $152,170,000,000
−
| $51,270,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Oil and gas
+
  | Transportation and storage || $401,280,000,000
−
| $145,990,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Total
+
  | Warehousing and storage || $40,590,000,000
−
| $248,080,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  ! rowspan="4"|Agriculture
+
  | Water || $14,730,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Farms
+
  | Air || $36,770,000,000 || This appears to be a mistake by [[Randall]] and should read $63,680,000,000
−
| $107,140,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Forestry, fishing and related
+
  | Rail || $31,730,000,000
−
| $30,080,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Total
+
  | Truck || $116,520,000,000
−
| $137,120,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  ! rowspan="6"|Arts and entertainment
+
  | Transit and land passenger || $24,110,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Food service
+
  | Pipeline || $12,360,000,000
−
| $285,480,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Performing arts, sports and museums
+
  | Other transport) || $97,560,000,000
−
| $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
+
===Billionaires===
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Category
 +
  ! Person
 +
! Networth
 +
  ! Ten Richest Ranking
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Accomodation [sic]
+
  ! rowspan="14"|Technology
−
| $111,990,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Total
+
  | Carlos Slim Helú and family
−
  | $528,620,000,000
+
  | $74,000,000,000
−
  |
+
  | First
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  ! rowspan="6"|Information
+
  | Bill Gates
 +
| $56,000,000,000
 +
| Second
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Information and data processing
+
  | Larry Ellison
−
  | $78,300,000,000
+
  | $39,500,000,000
−
  |
+
  | Fifth
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Publishing (including software)
+
  | Larry Page
−
  | $152,170,000,000
+
  | $19,800,000,000
 
  |
 
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Film, video and sound recording
+
  | Sergey Brin
−
  | $61,610,000,000
+
  | $19,800,000,000
 
  |
 
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Broadcasting and telecommunications
+
  | Jeff Bezos
−
  | $366,560,000,000
+
  | $18,000,000,000
 
  |
 
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Total
+
  | Steve Ballmer
−
  | $658,630,000,000
+
  | $14,500,000,000
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| Mark Zuckerberg
 +
| $13,500,000,000
 
  |
 
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  ! rowspan="10"|Transportation and storage
+
  | Paul Allen
 +
| $13,500,000,000
 +
|
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Warehousing and storage
+
  | Steve Jobs (D)
−
  | $40,590,000,000
+
  | $8,300,000,000
 
  |
 
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Water
+
  | Eric Schmidt
−
  | $14,730,000,000
+
  | $7,000,000,000
 
  |
 
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Air
+
  | Sean Parker
−
  | $36,770,000,000
+
  | $1,600,000,000
−
  | This appears to be a mistake by [[Randall]] and should read $63,770,000,000
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Rail
+
  | Steve Case
−
  | $31,730,000,000
+
  | $1,300,000,000
 
  |
 
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Truck
+
  ! rowspan="9"|Politicians and alleged evil plutocratic puppet masters
−
| $116,520,000,000
 
−
| Rounded down to 116 blocks
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Transit and land passenger
+
  | Warren Buffett
−
  | $24,110,000,000
+
  | $50,000,000,000
−
  | The chart depicts 22 blocks instead of 24
+
  | Third
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Pipeline
+
  | Charles Koch
−
  | $12,360,000,000
+
  | $22,000,000,000
 
  |
 
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Other transport
+
  | David Koch
−
  | $97,560,000,000
+
  | $22,000,000,000
 
  |
 
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Total
+
  | Michael Bloomberg
−
  | $401,280,000,000
+
  | $18,100,000,000
 
  |
 
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  |}
+
  | George Soros
−
 
+
| $14,000,000,000
−
===Billionaires===
+
  |
−
{| class="wikitable"
 
−
  ! Category
 
−
! Person
 
−
! Networth
 
−
! Ten Richest Ranking
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  ! rowspan="14"|Technology
+
  | Silvio Berlusconi and family
 +
| $7,800,000,000
 +
|
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Carlos Slim Helú and family
+
  | Rupert Murdoch
−
  | $74,000,000,000
+
  | $7,600,000,000
−
| First
 
−
|-
 
−
| Bill Gates
 
−
| $56,000,000,000
 
−
| Second
 
−
|-
 
−
| Larry Ellison
 
−
| $39,500,000,000
 
−
| Fifth
 
−
|-
 
−
| Larry Page
 
−
| $19,800,000,000
 
 
  |
 
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Sergey Brin
+
  | David Geffen
−
  | $19,800,000,000
+
  | $6,000,000,000
 
  |
 
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Jeff Bezos
+
  ! rowspan="6"|Uncategorized
−
| $18,000,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Steve Ballmer
+
  | Bernard Arnault
−
  | $14,500,000,000
+
  | $41,000,000,000
−
  |
+
  | Fourth
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Mark Zuckerberg
+
  | Lakshmi Mittal
−
  | $13,500,000,000
+
  | $31,100,000,000
−
  |
+
  | Sixth
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Paul Allen
+
  | Amancio Ortega
−
  | $13,500,000,000
+
  | $31,000,000,000
−
  |
+
  | Seventh
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Steve Jobs (D)
+
  | Eike Batista
−
  | $8,300,000,000
+
  | $30,000,000,000
−
  |
+
  | Eighth
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Eric Schmidt
+
  | Mukesh Ambani
−
  | $7,000,000,000
+
  | $27,000,000,000
−
  |
+
  | Ninth
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Sean Parker
+
  ! rowspan="5"|Walmart
−
  | $1,600,000,000
+
|-
 +
| Christy Walton and family
 +
| $26,500,000,000
 +
| Tenth
 +
|-
 +
| Jim Walton
 +
| $21,300,000,000
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| Alice Walton
 +
  | $21,200,000,000
 
  |
 
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Steve Case
+
  | S. Robson Walton
−
  | $1,300,000,000
+
  | $21,000,000,000
 
  |
 
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
! rowspan="9"|Politicians and alleged evil plutocratic puppet masters
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Warren Buffett
+
  ! rowspan="5"|Fictional (source: ''Forbes'')
−
| $50,000,000,000
 
−
| Third
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Charles Koch
+
  | Carlisle Cullen
−
  | $22,000,000,000
+
  | $34,500,000,000
 
  |
 
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | David Koch
+
  | Scrooge McDuck
−
  | $22,000,000,000
+
  | $33,500,000,000
 
  |
 
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Michael Bloomberg
+
  | Bruce Wayne
−
  | $18,100,000,000
+
  | $6,500,000,000
−
  | The chart depicts 19 blocks instead of 18.
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | George Soros
+
  | Artemis Fowl
−
  | $14,000,000,000
+
  | $1,900,000,000
 
  |
 
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Silvio Berlusconi and family
+
! rowspan="4"|Fashion
−
  | $7,800,000,000
+
|-
 +
  | Lilianne Bettencourt
 +
  | $23,500,000,000
 
  |
 
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Rupert Murdoch
+
  | Ralph Lauren
−
  | $7,600,000,000
+
  | $5,800,000,000
 
  |
 
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | David Geffen
+
  | Ronald Lauder
−
  | $6,000,000,000
+
  | $3,100,000,000
−
  | The chart depicts 4 blocks instead of 6.
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
! rowspan="6"|Uncategorized
+
! rowspan="5"|Art and media
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Bernard Arnault
+
  | George Lucas
−
  | $41,000,000,000
+
  | $3,200,000,000
−
  | Fourth
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Lakshmi Mittal
+
  | Oprah Winfrey
−
  | $31,100,000,000
+
  | $3,200,000,000
−
  | Sixth
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Amancio Ortega
+
  | Five wealthiest rappers combined
−
  | $31,000,000,000
+
  | $1,250,000,000
−
  | Seventh
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Eike Batista
+
  | J. K. Rowling
−
  | $30,000,000,000
+
  | $1,000,000,000
−
| Eighth
 
−
|-
 
−
| Mukesh Ambani
 
−
| $27,000,000,000
 
−
| Ninth
 
−
|-
 
−
! rowspan="5"|Walmart
 
−
|-
 
−
| Christy Walton and family
 
−
| $26,500,000,000
 
−
| Tenth
 
−
|-
 
−
| Jim Walton
 
−
| $21,300,000,000
 
 
  |
 
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Alice Walton
+
  ! rowspan="2"|Donald Trump
−
| $21,200,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | S. Robson Walton
+
  | Donald Trump
−
  | $21,000,000,000
+
  | $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)
 +
 +
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  ! rowspan="5"|Fictional (source: ''Forbes'')
+
  ! Company !! Value
−
|-
 
−
| Carlisle Cullen
 
−
| $34,500,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Scrooge McDuck
+
  | Saudi Aramco (State-owned company--estimated market value) || $2,940,000,000,000
−
| $33,500,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Bruce Wayne
+
  | Apple || $358,310,000,000
−
| $6,500,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Artemis Fowl
+
  | ExxonMobil || $357,910,000,000
−
| $1,900,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  ! rowspan="4"|Fashion
+
  | PetroChina || $280,160,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Lilianne Bettencourt
+
  | IBM || $211,640,000,000
−
| $23,500,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Ralph Lauren
+
  | Microsoft || $211,340,000,000
−
| $5,800,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Ronald Lauder
+
  | Bank of China || $208,810,000,000
−
| $3,100,000,000
 
−
| The chart depicts 2 blocks instead of 3.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  ! rowspan="5"|Art and media
+
  | China Mobile || $201,510,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | George Lucas
+
  | Royal Dutch Shell || $199,780,000,000
−
| $3,200,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Oprah Winfrey
+
  | Nestle || $193,700,000,000
−
| $3,200,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Five wealthiest rappers combined
+
  | Chevron || $188,030,000,000
−
| $1,250,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | J. K. Rowling
+
  | Facebook 2011 valuation || $70,000,000,000
−
| $1,000,000,000
 
−
|
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  ! rowspan="2"|Donald Trump
+
  | AT&T attempted T-Mobile purchase || $39,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Donald Trump
+
  | Facebook 2010 valuation || $33,450,000,000
−
| $2,700,000,000
+
  |-
−
  | The chart depicts 2 blocks instead of 3.
+
| Zynga 2011 valuation || $14,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
|}
+
| LivingSocial 2011 valuation || $2,980,000,000
 +
|}
  
−
Combined net worth of the world's 1,210 billionaires $4,500,000,000,000
+
===US household income===
  
−
===Corporations===
+
===Cost to buy the world a coke===
−
 
 
−
by market capitalization (combined value of all stock)
 
  
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  ! Company !! Value
+
  ! Item !! Cost
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Saudi Aramco (State-owned company—estimated market value) || $2,940,000,000,000
+
  | Cost to buy the world a coke (2011 wholesale prices) || $2,240,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Apple || $358,310,000,000
+
  | Coca-Cola's annual marketing budget || $2,980,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | ExxonMobil || $357,910,000,000
+
  | Cost to teach the world to sing (four half-hour lessons at $30 each) || $840,000,000,000
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
===State government spending===
 +
 
 +
[map without amounts]
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | PetroChina || $280,160,000,000
+
  | Total US states' debt || $46,000,000,000
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
====US foreign military aid====
 +
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | IBM || $211,640,000,000
+
  ! Area !! Amount
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Microsoft || $211,340,000,000 (the chart depicts 212 blocks instead of 211)
+
  | Total || $11,010,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Bank of China || $208,810,000,000
+
  | Afghanistan || $5,800,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | China Mobile || $201,510,000,000
+
  | Israel || $2,410,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Royal Dutch Shell || $199,780,000,000
+
  | Egypt || $1,320,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Nestlé || $193,700,000,000
+
  | Other || $5,800,000,000
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
====US foreign humanitarian and economic aid====
 +
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Chevron || $188,030,000,000
+
  ! Area !! Amount
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Facebook 2011 valuation || $70,000,000,000
+
  | Total || $11,010,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | AT&T attempted T-Mobile purchase || $39,000,000,000
+
  | Iraq and Afghanistan || $5,370,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Facebook 2010 valuation || $33,450,000,000
+
  | West Bank and Ghana || $1,050,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Zynga 2011 valuation || $14,000,000,000
+
  | Africa (total) || $8,850,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | LivingSocial 2011 valuation || $2,980,000,000
+
  | Other || $19,130,000,000
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
−
 
+
===Ft. Knox gold reserves===
−
===Cost to buy the world a coke===
 
−
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  ! Item !! Cost
+
  ! Item !! Value
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Cost to buy the world a coke (2011 wholesale prices) || $2,240,000,000
+
  | Ft. Knox gold reserves (November 2011 prices) || $245,900,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Coca-Cola's annual marketing budget || $2,980,000,000
+
  | Unclaimed US treasury bonds || $16,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Cost to teach the world to sing (four half-hour lessons at $30 each) || $840,000,000,000
+
  | All the tea in China || $4,210,000,000
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
−
===US household income===
+
===Corporate tax deduction===
−
 
 
−
This section shows the money made every year in the US, broken into five pools of about $2 trillion each. The pools are sorted by income level—the top $2 trillion is made by a small number of wealthy households (the "one percent"), while the bottom $2 trillion represents the combined annual income of the poorer half of the country.
 
  
−
Note: Figures are only estimates—these statistics were computed using data from the Congressional Budget Office analysis of 2007 incomes, and have been subject to the normalizations detailed below.
+
(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.)
  
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  ! Who !! # Households !! % Households !! Typical income/year !! Income
+
  ! Area !! Deductions
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | The 1% || 1.6 million || 1.3 || >$400,000 || $1,397,000,000,000
+
  | Corporate tax deduction || $125,180,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | High incomes || 9 million || 8 || $150,000 - $400,000 || $1,411,000,000,000
+
  | Reduced tax on first $10 million of corporate income || $3,240,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Upper incomes || 18 million || 16 || $90,000 - $150,000 || $1,553,000,000,000
+
  | Delay of taxes on 'income' made from defaulting on a debt (Temporary stimulus measure) || $21,390,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Upper middle incomes || 27 million || 23 || $55,000 - $90,000 || $1,610,000,000,000
+
  | Temporary change to equipment depreciation rules allowing more (and sooner) deductions on the purchase of new equipment || $24,390,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | The bottom 50% || 63 million || ~50 || <$55,000 || $1,711,000,000,000
+
  | Clean energy, space, science, and tech R&D || $13,900,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Total || 118.6 million || 98.3 || || $7,682,910,000,000
+
  | Miscellaneous rules for international corporate finance || $6,800,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
 +
| Foreign corporation income financing rules || $13,680,000,000
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
−
===Amount needed===
+
===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.
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  ! Type !! Amount !! Notes
+
  ! Area !! Deductions
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Required for poverty-line income || $2,602,000,000,000 || This is the amount that must be set aside from each pool to leave $22,350—roughly a poverty-line income—for each family in that pool. If taxes are cut into this region, then it forces the average after-tax income for the pool below $22,350. (Of course, many families in this group make less than that already.)
+
  | Small business health insurance|| $1,620,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Required for a middle-class income || $4,874,000,000,000 || This is the amount that must be set aside from each pool to leave $44,700—roughly double the poverty-line income—for each family in that pool.
+
  | Federal employee expenses abroad || $7,910,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Amount needed to give everyone an income over $100,000 || $7,070,000,000,000 || Amount which must be left in the pool to keep the average income above $100,000 (See descriptions below for details)
+
  | EITC (anti-poverty low-income tax credit) || $78,760,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Amount needed to give everyone an income over $250,000 || $8,836,000,000,000 || Amount which must be left in the pool to keep the average income above $250,000 (See descriptions below for details)
+
  | Donations to charity || $39,130,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  |}
+
  | Capital gains (investment income) || $78,760,000,000
−
 
+
|-
−
===Taxes===
+
| Pension contributions || $84,940,000,000
−
 
+
|-
−
{| class="wikitable sortable"
+
| Other || $64,970,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  ! Type !! Amount !! Notes
+
  | Employee fringe benefits || $6,690,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | State taxes || $642,030,000,000 || Unlike federal taxes, state taxes are regressive—the poor pay a higher percentage of their income than the rich. This is because sales taxes, a large component of state revenues, fall disproportionately on the poor.
+
  | Scholarships || $2,130,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Federal taxes || $2,192,180,000,000 || effective total federal taxes paid, after deductions and tax credits
+
  | Property taxes || $15,710,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  |}
+
  | Employer-provided transportation || $3,850,000,000
−
 
 
−
Note on methodology: these totals were calculated from an analysis of the 2007 CBO report on effective federal tax rates by income. There were some mismatches between figures on total income from various sources and combined CBO tax rates/federal revenue. The income totals here were adjusted for inflation and then scaled slightly to match federal tax revenue. This should only affect the total reported income and not the distribution of the tax burden or the rough makeup of the quintiles.
 
−
 
 
−
===State government spending===
 
−
 
 
−
[map without amounts]
 
−
 
 
−
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Total US states' debt || $46,000,000,000
+
  | Retirement accounts || $24,630,000,000
−
|}
 
−
 
 
−
====US foreign military aid====
 
−
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  ! Area !! Amount !! Notes
+
  | Cafeteria plans || $26,760,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Total || $11,010,000,000 ||
+
  | State and local bonds || $19,560,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Afghanistan || $5,800,000,000 ||
+
  | Company daycare || $3,140,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Israel || $2,410,000,000 ||
+
  | College and university tax credits || $12,060,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Egypt || $1,320,000,000 ||
+
  | Mortgage interest || $92,040,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Other || $5,800,000,000 || This appears to be a mistake by [[Randall]] and should read $1,480,000,000.
+
  | Medicare Benefits || $55,850,000,000
−
|}
 
−
 
 
−
====US foreign humanitarian and economic aid====
 
−
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  ! Area !! Amount
+
  | Child care || $55,850,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Total || $34,410,000,000
+
  | Employer health plans || $107,140,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Iraq and Afghanistan || $5,370,000,000
+
  | Making Work Pay (ending) || $60,510,000,000
−
|-
 
−
| West Bank and Ghana || $1,050,000,000
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Africa (total) || $8,850,000,000
+
  | First-time homebuyer credit || $8,820,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Other || $19,130,000,000
+
  | Veterans' benefits || $5,570,000,000
−
|}
 
−
 
 
−
===Ft. Knox gold reserves===
 
−
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  ! Item !! Value
+
  | Life insurance benefits || $25,750,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Ft. Knox gold reserves (November 2011 prices) || $245,900,000,000
+
  | Capital gains death exclusion || $25,750,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Unclaimed US treasury bonds || $16,000,000,000
+
  | Social security and railroad retirement || $27,170,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | All the tea in China || $4,210,000,000
+
  | Home sale capital gains || $15,200,000,000
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
−
===Corporate tax deduction===
+
===Federal spending===
−
 
 
−
(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.)
 
  
 +
===Disasters===
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  ! Area !! Deductions !! Notes
+
  ! Disaster !! Estimated Total Damage !! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Corporate tax deduction || $125,180,000,000 ||
+
  | Japan 2011 Earthquake || $235,000,000,000 || reconstruction and recovery cost, World Bank estimate
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Reduced tax on first $10 million of corporate income || $3,240,000,000 ||
+
  | Hurricane Katrina || $107,440,000,000 ||
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Delay of taxes on 'income' made from defaulting on a debt (Temporary stimulus measure) || $21,390,000,000 ||
+
  | 1988 US Drought || $78,060,000,000 ||
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Temporary change to equipment depreciation rules allowing more (and sooner) deductions on the purchase of new equipment || $24,390,000,000 ||
+
  | 1980 US Drought || $60,740,000,000 ||
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Clean energy, space, science and tech R&D || $13,900,000,000 ||
+
  | Hurricane Andrew || $46,180,000,000 ||
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Miscellaneous rules for international corporate finance || $6,800,000,000 ||
+
  | 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.
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Foreign corporation income financing rules || $13,680,000,000 ||
+
  | Hurricane Ike || $28,170,000,000 ||
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Other || $41,740,000,000 || Rounded down to 41 blocks
+
  | Hurricane Irene || $8,000,000,000 || (estimated)
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
−
===Individual tax deductions===
+
===Hypothetical disasters===
−
 
+
Estimated total losses if the disaster happened today
−
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 to revenue, because the presence of the deduction may be affecting taxpayers' spending habits.
+
(based on insurance industry modeling)
−
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  ! Area !! Deductions !! Notes
+
  ! Disaster !! Estimated Total Losses !! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Small business health insurance|| $1,620,000,000 ||
+
  | 1938 Long Island Express || $236,960,000,000 || if it had curved left and made landfall in New Jersey instead of Long Island
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Federal employee expenses abroad || $7,910,000,000 ||
+
  | 1812 New Madrid, Missouri earthquake || $206,050,000,000 ||
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | EITC (anti-poverty low-income tax credit) || $78,760,000,000 || This appears to be a mistake by [[Randall]] and should read $56,460,000,000.
+
  | 1926 Miami hurricane || $202,000,000,000 ||
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Donations to charity || $39,130,000,000 ||
+
  | 1909 San Francisco earthquake || $197,810,000,000 ||
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Capital gains (investment income) || $78,760,000,000 ||
+
  | 1907 Galveston hurricane || $82,420,000,000 ||
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Pension contributions || $84,940,000,000 ||
+
  | Long Island Express || $78,060,000,000 || (1938 New England Hurricane)
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Other || $64,970,000,000 ||
+
  | Charleston SC, quake of 1886 || $76,240,000,000 ||
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Employee fringe benefits || $6,690,000,000 ||
+
  | 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)
 +
{| class=“wikitable sortable”}'''Bold text'''
 +
|-
 +
!Plant Type !! Cost !! Notes
 +
|-
 +
|Advance combined cycle natural gas || 78,100,000,000 ||
 +
|-
 +
|Conventional Coal+Public Health Burden in Appalacia [sic]+Air pollution from power plants+Climate Impact || 117,340,000,000+55,400,000,000+118,300,000,000+40,030,000,000 ||
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
===BP oil spill claims fund===
 +
 
 +
===New York CIty===
 +
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Scholarships || $2,130,000,000 ||
+
  ! Area !! Combined Property Value
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Property taxes || $15,710,000,000 ||
+
  | New York City || $806,490,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Employer-provided transportation || $3,850,000,000 ||
+
  | Manhattan || $281,040,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Retirement accounts || $24,630,000,000 || Rounded down to 24 blocks.
+
  | Queens || $208,180,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Cafeteria plans || $26,760,000,000 || Rounded down to 26 blocks.
+
  | Brooklyn || $201,230,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | State and local bonds || $19,560,000,000 || Rounded down to 19 blocks.
+
  | Staten Island || $61,230,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Company daycare || $3,140,000,000 ||
+
  | Bronx || $54,660,000,000
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
===Megaprojects===
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | College and university tax credits || $12,060,000,000 ||
+
  ! Project !! Cost !! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Mortgage interest || $92,040,000,000 ||
+
  | National missile defense shield cost through 2013 || $107,690,000,000 ||
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Medicare Benefits || $55,850,000,000 || Rounded down to 55 blocks
+
  | F-22 Raptor program || $67,610,000,000 || halted
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Child care || $55,850,000,000 || The chart depicts 104 blocks instead of 107.
+
  | Planned Russian Bering Strait tunnel || $66,000,000,000 ||
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Employer health plans || $107,140,000,000 ||
+
  | Obama's 2011 high-speed rail proposal || $53,000,000,000 ||
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Making Work Pay (ending) || $60,510,000,000 || The chart depicts 64 blocks instead of 61.
+
  | Cost to build SF-to-LA high-speed rail || $45,000,000,000 ||
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | First-time homebuyer credit || $8,820,000,000 ||
+
  | UK Crossrail || $26,490,000,000 ||
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Veterans' benefits || $5,570,000,000 ||
+
  | King Abdullah Economic City || $50,020,000,000 || High-speed rail $9,120,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Life insurance benefits || $25,750,000,000 ||
+
  | Hong Kong International airport || $27,120,000,000 ||
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Capital gains death exclusion || $25,750,000,000 ||
+
  | Manhattan Project || $24,400,000,000 ||
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Social security and railroad retirement || $27,170,000,000 ||
+
  | 2nd Avenue NYC subway line || $17,960,000,000 ||
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Home sale capital gains || $15,200,000,000 ||
+
  | Big Dig cost || $18,510,000,000 || as of 2008
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Total || $964,970,000,000 ||
+
  | Failed Army intelligence-sharing computer system || $2,700,000,000 ||
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  |}
+
  | Bay Bridge span replacement || $6,300,000,000 ||
−
 
 
−
===Federal spending===
 
−
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  ! Item !! Value
+
  | Downtown Dubai project || $20,270,000,000 || Burj Khalifa $1,520,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Annual deficit || $1,394,530,000,000
+
  | Channel Tunnel || $22,960,000,000 ||
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Additional receipts || $83,230,000,000
+
  | Nimitz-class carrier || $4,930,000,000 ||
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Taxes raised || $2,192,180,000,000
+
  | Gerald R. Ford-class carrier || $9,000,000,000 ||
−
|}
 
−
 
 
−
===Disasters===
 
−
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  ! Disaster !! Estimated Total Damage !! Notes
+
  | 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
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Japan 2011 Earthquake || $235,000,000,000 || reconstruction and recovery cost, World Bank estimate
+
  | City Qatar is building to host the 2022 World Cup || $207,000,000,000 ||
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Hurricane Katrina || $107,440,000,000 ||
+
  | Apollo moon landing project || $192,000,000,000 ||  
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | 1988 US Drought || $78,060,000,000 || The chart depicts 83 blocks instead of 78
+
  | International Space Station || $138,000,000,000 ||  
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | 1980 US Drought || $60,740,000,000 ||
+
  | Space Shuttle program || $194,620,000,000 ||  
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Hurricane Andrew || $46,180,000,000 ||
+
  | US interstate highway system || $465,970,000,000 || The largest single public-works project in the history of mankind
−
|-
 
−
| 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 exists for terrorism.
 
−
|-
 
−
| Hurricane Ike || $28,170,000,000 ||
 
−
|-
 
−
| Hurricane Irene || $8,000,000,000 || (estimated) (the chart depicts 10 blocks instead of 8)
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
−
===Hypothetical disasters===
+
===Federal budget===
  
−
Estimated total losses if the disaster happened today
+
===Budget options===
−
(based on insurance industry modeling)
 
  
 +
===Stimulus spending===
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  ! Disaster !! Estimated Total Losses !! Notes
+
  ! Item !! Value
 +
|-
 +
| 2008 Total || $205,930,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | 1938 Long Island Express || $236,960,000,000 || if it had curved left and made landfall in New Jersey instead of Long Island (rounded down to 236 blocks)
+
  | Individual tax breaks || $120,110,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | 1812 New Madrid, Missouri earthquake || $206,050,000,000 ||
+
  | Student loan guarantees || $33,470,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | 1926 Miami hurricane || $202,000,000,000 ||
+
  | Business tax breaks || $52,360,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | 1906 San Francisco earthquake || $197,810,000,000 ||
+
  | 2009 Total || $747,950,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | 1900 Galveston hurricane || $82,420,000,000 ||
+
  | Tax breaks || $307,530,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Long Island Express || $78,060,000,000 || (1938 New England Hurricane)
+
  | Education || $90,460,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Charleston SC, quake of 1886 || $76,240,000,000 ||
+
  | Medicare/Medicaid || $80,500,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake || $12,360,000,000 ||
+
  | Transportation || $32,560,000,000
 +
|-
 +
| Unemployment || $62,740,000,000
 +
|-
 +
| Infrastructure || $24,000,000,000
 +
|-
 +
| Other spending || $150,160,000,000
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
−
===Cost of electricity===
+
===Bailouts===
−
 
 
−
(Price of electricity to power all US homes for a year, by plant type)
 
−
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  ! Plant Type !! Cost !! Notes
+
  ! Item !! Value !! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Advance combined cycle natural gas || 78,100,000,000 ||
+
  | 1980s-1990 S&L bailout || $78,300,000,000 || total cost to taxpayers
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Conventional Coal (without societal costs) || 117,340,000,000 ||
+
  | Cost to FDIC of bank failures || $19,000,000,000 || resulting from the 2008 financial crisis
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | External societal costs from the use of that amount of coal power || $226,690,000,000 || Harvard Medical School analysis. The 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.
+
  | TARP bailout funds distributed || $392,980,000,000 || Out of $700,000,000,000 available
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Public Health Burden in Appalacia [sic] || $55,400,000,000 || This appears to be a mistake by [[Randall]] and should read $60,400,000,000.
+
  | Estimated TARP taxpayer losses || $41,660,000,000 ||
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Air pollution from power plants || $118,300,000,000 || This appears to be a mistake by [[Randall]] and should read $123,300,000,000.
+
  | Value of outstanding TARP assets || $144,440,000 || Randall made a mistake here the chart should read $144,440,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Climate Impact || $40,030,000,000 ||
+
  | Bailout funds returned || $206,880,000,000 ||
−
|-
 
−
| 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 ||
 
−
|-
 
−
| 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.
 
−
|-
 
−
| 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 ||
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 +
| Current Eurozone bailout fund || $1,361,700,000,000 ||
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
−
===Nuclear accidents===
+
===US Spending on Wars===
 +
Including only direct spending on war operations, and not resulting veterans' benefits or interest on debt incurred.
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  !Accident !! Cost !! Notes
+
  ! War !! Cost
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Fukushima meltdown estimated total cost to Japan || $131,100,000,000 || Compare to $128,590,000,000 for deaths from quake/tsunami
+
  | World War I || $334,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Fukushima cost from 300 extra cancer deaths (EPA conversion) || $2,570,000,000 ||
+
  | Spanish-American War || $9,030,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Belarus estimated 30-year costs from Chernobyl || $282,350,000,000 ||
+
  | Civil War || $79,740,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Cost of estimated 42,457 Chernobyl deaths (EPA method) || $344,750,000,000 ||
+
  | American revolution || $2,410,000,000
−
|}
 
−
 
 
−
===BP oil spill claims fund===
 
−
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  ! Item !! Value
+
  | 1812 || $1,550,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | BP oil spill claims fund || $20,270,000,000
+
  | Mexican War || $2,380,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Total 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami aid from all countries || $15,840,000,000
+
  | World War II || $4,104,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Worldwide aid to Somalia since 1991 || $55,000,000,000
+
  | Korean War || $341,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | G8/IMF loan pledge to Arab Spring || $73,000,000,000
+
  | Vietnam War || $738,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Japan's contribution to TEPCO victim fund || $62,000,000,000
+
  | Persian Gulf War || $102,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Cost to fund Wikipedia at current levels for 100 years || $1,850,000,000
+
  | Iraq War || $784,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Cost to provide free yearly tax prep to every US household || $8,450,000,000
+
  | War in Afghanistan || $321,000,000,000
−
|-
+
  |}
−
| Cost to give every US 18 year-old a free degree at a community college || $46,340,000,000
+
 
−
  |-
+
</div>
−
| 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 || $100/acre going rate for poor-access land
 
−
|-
 
−
| 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===
+
==Trillions==
−
{| class="wikitable sortable"
+
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
−
|-
+
{| class="wikitable"
−
! Area !! Combined Property Value !! Notes
+
  ! Category
−
|-
 
−
| New York City || $806,490,000,000 ||
 
−
|-
 
−
| Manhattan || $281,040,000,000 ||
 
−
|-
 
−
| Queens || $208,180,000,000 || rounded up to 209 blocks
 
−
|-
 
−
| Brooklyn || $201,230,000,000 ||
 
−
|-
 
−
| Staten Island || $61,380,000,000 ||
 
−
|-
 
−
| Bronx || $54,660,000,000 || rounded down to 54 blocks
 
−
|}
 
−
 
 
−
===Megaprojects===
 
−
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
−
|-
 
−
! Project !! Cost !! Notes
 
−
|-
 
−
| National missile defense shield cost through 2013 || $107,690,000,000 ||
 
−
|-
 
−
| F-22 Raptor program (halted) || $67,610,000,000 || The chart depicts 61 blocks instead of 68.
 
−
|-
 
−
| Planned Russian Bering Strait tunnel || $66,000,000,000 || The chart depicts 56 blocks instead of 66.
 
−
|-
 
−
| 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 || Rounded up to 25 blocks
 
−
|-
 
−
| 2nd Avenue NYC subway line || $17,960,000,000 || Rounded down to 17 blocks
 
−
|-
 
−
| Big Dig cost || $18,510,000,000 || as of 2008 (rounded down to 18 blocks)
 
−
|-
 
−
| 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 || This appears to be a mistake by [[Randall]] and should read $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===
 
−
{| class="wikitable"
 
−
  ! Category
 
 
  ! Item
 
  ! Item
 
  ! Price
 
  ! Price
−
! Notes
 
−
|-
 
−
! rowspan="8"|General/Legislative
 
−
|-
 
−
| Policy and regulation
 
−
| $629,460,000
 
−
| Merged into one block with Management.
 
−
|-
 
−
| Fiscal assistance
 
−
| $5,150,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Property and records
 
−
| $1,550,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Legislative
 
−
| $4,140,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Fiscal operations
 
−
| $12,070,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Management
 
−
| $535,000,000
 
−
| Merged into one block with Policy and regulation.
 
−
|-
 
−
| Total
 
−
| $24,074,460,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
! rowspan="6"|Energy
 
−
|-
 
−
| Conservation
 
−
| $5,070,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Supply
 
−
| $5,870,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Policy and regulation
 
−
| $629,460,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Preparedness
 
−
| $201,710,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Total
 
−
| $11,771,170,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
! rowspan="4"|Science/Tech
 
−
|-
 
−
| General R&D
 
−
| $12,850,000,000
 
−
| Rounded down to 12 blocks.
 
−
|-
 
−
| Space
 
−
| $18,620,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Total
 
−
| $31,470,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
! rowspan="4"|Agriculture
 
−
|-
 
−
| Farm income
 
−
| $16,830,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| R&D and services
 
−
| $4,820,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Total
 
−
| $21,650,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
! rowspan="6"|Justice
 
−
|-
 
−
| Law Enforcement
 
−
| $28,140,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Criminal justice assistance
 
−
| $4,920,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Legal
 
−
| $13,250,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Corrections
 
−
| $7,850,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Total
 
−
| $54,160,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
! rowspan="5"|Community and regional development
 
−
|-
 
−
| Community
 
−
| $10,040,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Regional
 
−
| $3,290,000,000
 
−
| Label swapped with Disaster relief.
 
−
|-
 
−
| Disaster relief
 
−
| $10,800,000,000
 
−
| Label swapped with Regional.
 
−
|-
 
−
| Total
 
−
| $24,130,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
! rowspan="5"|Transportation
 
−
|-
 
−
| Air
 
−
| $21,720,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Water
 
−
| $9,480,000,000
 
−
| Rounded up to 10 bocks.
 
−
|-
 
−
| Ground
 
−
| $61,610,000,000
 
−
| Rounded down to 61 blocks.
 
−
|-
 
−
| Total
 
−
| $92,810,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
! rowspan="7"|Education and job training
 
−
|-
 
−
| Social services
 
−
| $19,440,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Research and other labor
 
−
| $5,470,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Training/employment
 
−
| $9,990,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Higher education
 
−
| $20,300,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| K-12 and vocational education
 
−
| $74,260,000,000
 
−
| The chart depicts 73 blocks instead of 74.
 
−
|-
 
−
| Total
 
−
| $129,460,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
! rowspan="7"|Natural resources
 
−
|-
 
−
| Pollution control
 
−
| $10,990,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Conservation
 
−
| $10,930,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Recreation
 
−
| $3,960,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Other resources
 
−
| $6,560,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Water
 
−
| $11,810,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Total
 
−
| $44,250,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
! rowspan="5"|Health/Medicaid
 
−
|-
 
−
| Health care
 
−
| $335,320,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Safety
 
−
| $4,200,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Research
 
−
| $34,670,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Total
 
−
| $374,080,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
! rowspan="2"|Interest on debt
 
−
|-
 
−
|
 
−
| $198,870,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
! rowspan="3"|Social Security
 
−
|-
 
−
|
 
−
| $716,360,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Federal payments to dead retirees
 
−
| $120,200,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
! rowspan="8"|Income security
 
−
|-
 
−
| Other income aid
 
−
| $184,350,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Food aid
 
−
| $96,410,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Retirement and disability (non-SS)
 
−
| $6,650,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Housing
 
−
| $59,450,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Government retirement and disability
 
−
| $121,500,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Unemployment
 
−
| $162,330,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Total
 
−
| $630,680,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
! rowspan="7"|Veterans
 
−
|-
 
−
| Other
 
−
| $4,940,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Training and rehab
 
−
| $8,200,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Housing
 
−
| $547,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Medical care
 
−
| $46,340,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Unemployment
 
−
| $49,830,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Total
 
−
| $109,860,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
! rowspan="10"|Military
 
−
|-
 
−
| R&D
 
−
| $78,040,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Housing
 
−
| $3,220,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Nuclear security
 
−
| $19,580,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| "Defense-related"
 
−
| $7,670,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Construction
 
−
| $21,460,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Personnel
 
−
| $157,810,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Operations
 
−
| $279,750,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Equipment
 
−
| $135,420,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Total
 
−
| $703,030,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|}
 
−
 
−
===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.
 
−
 
−
{| class="wikitable"
 
−
! Category
 
−
! Item
 
−
! Price
 
−
|-
 
−
! rowspan="4"|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
 
−
|-
 
−
! rowspan="4"|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 $118,000,000,000)
 
−
|}
 
−
 
−
===Stimulus spending===
 
−
{| class="wikitable"
 
−
|-
 
−
! Year
 
−
! Item
 
−
! Value
 
−
! Notes
 
−
|-
 
−
| rowspan="5"|2008
 
−
|-
 
−
| Individual tax breaks
 
−
| $120,110,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Student loan guarantees
 
−
| $33,470,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Business tax breaks
 
−
| $52,360,000,000
 
−
| Rounded up to 53 blocks.
 
−
|-
 
−
| Total
 
−
| $205,930,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| rowspan="9"|2009
 
−
|-
 
−
| Tax breaks
 
−
| $307,530,000,000
 
−
| The chart depicts 318 blocks.
 
−
|-
 
−
| Education
 
−
| $90,460,000,000
 
−
| The chart depicts 92 blocks.
 
−
|-
 
−
| Medicare/Medicaid
 
−
| $80,500,000,000
 
−
| The chart depicts 89 blocks.
 
−
|-
 
−
| Transportation
 
−
| $32,560,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Unemployment
 
−
| $62,740,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Infrastructure
 
−
| $24,000,000,000
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| Other
 
−
| $150,160,000,000
 
−
| The chart depicts 183 blocks.
 
−
|-
 
−
| Total
 
−
| $747,950,000,000
 
−
| The chart depicts 800 blocks.
 
−
|-
 
−
|}
 
−
 
−
===Bailouts===
 
−
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
−
|-
 
−
! Item !! Value !! Notes
 
−
|-
 
−
| 1980s-1990 S&L bailout || $78,300,000,000 || total cost to taxpayers (the chart depicts 180 blocks)
 
−
|-
 
−
| 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 || The chart depicts 36 blocks instead of 42.
 
−
|-
 
−
| Value of outstanding TARP assets || $144,440,000 || This appears to be a mistake by [[Randall]] and should read $144,440,000,000.
 
−
|-
 
−
| Bailout funds returned || $206,880,000,000 ||
 
−
|-
 
−
| Current Eurozone bailout fund || $1,361,700,000,000 || The chart depicts 1162 blocks instead of 1362.
 
−
|}
 
−
 
−
===Federal Payments===
 
−
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
−
|-
 
−
! Item !! Cost !! Notes
 
−
|-
 
−
| Annual improper federal payments comprising fraud, abuse and poorly-documented payments || $125,400,000,000 ||
 
−
|-
 
−
| Federal payments to dead retirees || $120,200,000 ||
 
−
|-
 
−
| Ground Zero medical expenses fund || $2,800,000,000 ||
 
−
|-
 
−
| NEA-estimated cost to bring all US schools into good repair || $413,300,000,000,000 || The chart depicts 423 blocks instead of 413.
 
−
|-
 
−
| Annual economic cost of unmaintained infrastructure || $129,000,000,000 ||
 
−
|-
 
−
| Estimated direct annual agricultural value of bees || $220,000,000,000 ||
 
−
|}
 
−
 
−
===Military/Security Spending===
 
−
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
−
|-
 
−
! 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 defense system (1987 Heritage Foundation estimate) || $185,300,000,000
 
−
|}
 
−
 
−
===US Spending on Wars===
 
−
 
−
Including only direct spending on war operations, and not the resulting veterans' benefits or interest on debt incurred.
 
−
 
−
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  ! War !! Cost !! Notes
+
  ! rowspan="6"|Size of derivatives markets by year
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | World War I || $334,000,000,000 ||
+
  | 1988
 +
| $3,090,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Spanish-American War || $9,030,000,000 ||
+
  | 1995
 +
| $26,690,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Civil War || $79,740,000,000 ||
+
  | 2001
 +
| $86,390,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | American revolution || $2,410,000,000 ||
+
  | 2005
 +
| $227,260,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | 1812 || $1,550,000,000 ||
+
  | 2009
 +
| $439,000,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Mexican War || $2,380,000,000 ||
+
  ! rowspan="5"|Size of credit default swap market by year (included in derivatives)
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | World War II || $4,104,000,000,000 ||
+
  | 2001
 +
| $1,150,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Korean War || $341,000,000,000 ||
+
  | 2005
 +
| $19,350,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Vietnam War || $738,000,000,000 ||
+
  | 2007
 +
| $66,280,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Persian Gulf War || $102,000,000,000 ||
+
  | 2009
 +
| $31,350,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Iraq War || $784,000,000,000 || The chart depicts 786 blocks.
+
  ! rowspan="5"|US household net worth
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | War in Afghanistan || $321,000,000,000
+
  | US household
 +
| $58,740,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Total || $804,410,000,000 || This appears to be a mistake by [[Randall]] and should read $8,044,100,000,000.
+
  | Poorer half
−
|}
+
  | $1,470,000,000,000
−
 
 
−
==Trillions==
 
−
===Size of derivatives market by year===
 
−
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
−
! Year !! Amount !! Notes
 
−
|-
 
−
| 1988 || $3,090,000,000,000 ||
 
−
  |-
 
−
| 1995 || $26,690,000,000,000 || Rounded down to 26 blocks.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | 2001 || $86,390,000,000,000 ||
+
  | Richer half
 +
| $57,270,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | 2005 || $227,260,000,000,000 ||
+
  | Richest 1%
 +
| $19,620,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | 2009 || $439,000,000,000,000 ||
+
  ! rowspan="6"|Total debt in the US
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  |}
+
  | Total debt in the US
−
 
+
  | $36,560,000,000,000
−
===Size of credit default swap market by year (included in derivatives)===
 
−
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
−
! Year !! Amount
 
−
|-
 
−
| 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===
 
−
 
 
−
$58,740,000,000,000
 
−
 
 
−
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
−
! Item !! Net Worth
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Richest 1% || $19,620,000,000,000
+
  | State and local government
 +
| $2,500,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Richer half || $57,270,000,000,000
+
  | Household
 +
| $13,560,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Poorer half || $1,470,000,000,000
+
  | Federal government
 +
| $9,510,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  |}
+
  | Business
−
 
+
| $10,980,000,000,000
−
===Total debt in the US===
 
−
 
 
−
$36,560,000,000,000
 
−
 
 
−
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
−
! Item !! Debt
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Household || $13,560,000,000,000
+
  ! rowspan="10"|World GDP
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | State and local government || $2,500,000,000,000
+
  | World
 +
| $62,900,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Federal government || $9,510,000,000,000
+
  | North America
 +
| $17,850,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Business || $10,980,000,000,000
+
  | United States
 +
| $14,530,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  |}
+
  | South America
−
 
+
| $3,070,000,000,000
−
===World GDP===
 
−
 
 
−
$62,900,000,000,000
 
−
 
 
−
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
−
! Region !! GDP
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | North America || $17,850,000,000,000
+
  | EU
 +
| $16,240,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | United States || $14,530,000,000,000
+
  | Europe (incl. Russia and Turkey)
 +
| $20,130,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | South America || $3,070,000,000,000
+
  | Africa
 +
| $1,610,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | EU || $16,240,000,000,000
+
  | Asia
 +
| $17,530,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Europe (incl. Russia and Turkey) || $20,130,000,000,000
+
  | Oceania
 +
| $1,310,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Africa || $1,610,000,000,000
+
  ! rowspan="15"|Total public debt (Note: US figures are from 2011, while the other totals use 2010 debt in 2011 dollars, which is likely an underestimate.)
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Asia || $17,530,000,000,000
+
  | EU (total)
 +
| $13,340,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Oceania || $1,310,000,000,000
+
  | United States
 +
| $10,200,000,000,000 (Plus internal government borrowing of 4,740,000,000,000)
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  |}
+
  | Japan
−
 
+
| $8,630,000,000,000
−
===Total public debt===
 
−
 
 
−
Note: US figures are from 2011, while the other totals use 2010 debt in 2011 dollars, which is likely an underestimate.
 
−
 
 
−
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
−
! Region !! Debt !! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | EU (total) || $13,340,000,000,000 ||
+
  | Germany
 +
| $2,480,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | United States || $10,200,000,000,000 || Plus internal government borrowing of 4,740,000,000,000
+
  | Italy
 +
| $2,140,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Japan || $8,630,000,000,000 ||
+
  | India
 +
| $2,140,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Germany || $2,480,000,000,000 ||
+
  | China
 +
| $1,907,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Italy || $2,140,000,000,000 ||
+
  | France
 +
| $1,767,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | India || $2,140,000,000,000 ||
+
  | United Kingdom
 +
| $1,654,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | China || $1,907,000,000,000 ||
+
  | Brazil
 +
| $1,281,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | France || $1,767,000,000,000 ||
+
  | Canada
 +
| $1,130,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | United Kingdom || $1,654,000,000,000 ||
+
  | Spain
 +
| $834,210,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Brazil || $1,281,000,000,000 ||
+
  | Mexico
 +
| $584,860,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Canada || $1,130,000,000,000 ||
+
  | Greece
 +
| $460,180,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Spain || $834,210,000,000 ||
+
  ! rowspan="4"|World total proven Energy reserves
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Mexico || $584,860,000,000 ||
+
  | Oil
 +
| $131,960,000,000,000 (November 2011 prices)
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Greece || $460,180,000,000 ||
+
  | Coal
 +
| $72,850,000,000,000 (2011 central Appalachian prices)
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  |}
+
  | Natural gas
−
 
+
| $21,470,000,000,000 (2011 NYMEX prices)
−
===World total===
 
−
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
−
! Item !! Value !! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | proven oil reserves || $131,960,000,000,000 || November 2011 prices
+
  ! rowspan="4"|US Energy Reserves
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | US reserves || $20,580,000,000,000 ||
+
  | Oil
 +
| $20,580,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | proven coal reserves || $72,850,000,000,000 || 2011 central Appalachian prices
+
  | Coal
 +
| $20,020,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | US reserves || $20,020,000,000,000 ||
+
  | Natural gas
 +
| $930,470,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | proven natural gas reserves || $21,470,000,000,000 || 2011 NYMEX prices
+
  ! rowspan="3"|Value of 10 years of electricity generated if the surface of Texas was converted to:
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | US reserves || $930,470,000,000 ||
+
  | Solar power plants
 +
| $89,240,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | liquid assets || $77,000,000,000,000 ||
+
  | Wind turbines
 +
| $7,950,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Estimated total economic production of the human race (so far, roughly three-fifths of it since 1980) || $2,396,950,000,000,000 || largest single amount of money in this comic
+
  ! rowspan="4"|All US real estate
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  |}
+
  | All
−
 
+
| $28,380,000,000,000
−
===Value of 10 years of electricity generated if the surface of Texas were converted to:===
 
−
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
−
! Item !! Value
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Solar power plants || $89,240,000,000,000
+
  | Home
 +
| $23,010,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Wind turbines || $7,950,000,000,000
+
  | Commercial (includes stores, apartments, industrial, etc.)
 +
| $5,370,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  |}
+
  ! rowspan="4"|Total ____ so far
−
 
 
−
===All US real estate===
 
−
 
 
−
$28,380,000,000,000
 
−
 
 
−
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
−
! Type !! Value !! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Home || $23,010,000,000,000 ||
+
  | Value of all gold ever mined (late 2011 prices)
 +
| $9,120,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | Commercial || $5,370,000,000,000 || includes stores, apartments, industrial, etc.
+
  | 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
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
−
===Value of all gold ever mined (late 2011 prices)===
 
−
 
−
$9,120,000,000,000
 
  
 
===GDP by year===
 
===GDP by year===
−
{|class="wikitable sortable"
+
{|class=wikitable sortable"
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  ! Year !! GDP (total economic activity) the world (minus the US) !! GDP (total economic productivity) of the US (minus government) !! US federal government
+
  ! Year !! GDP (total economic activity) the world (minus US) !! GDP (total economic productivity) of the US (minus government) !! US federal government
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | 1920 || || ||
 
  | 1920 || || ||
Line 3,637: Line 2,640:
 
  | 1981 || $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 || $19,500,000,000,000 || $6,000,000,000,000 || $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
 
  | 1983 || $20,000,000,000,000 || $6,000,000,000,000 || $2,000,000,000,000
Line 3,683: Line 2,686:
 
  | 2004 || $45,000,000,000,000 || $11,500,000,000,000 || $2,500,000,000,000
 
  | 2004 || $45,000,000,000,000 || $11,500,000,000,000 || $2,500,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | 2005 || $47,500,000,000,000 || $11,500,000,000,000 || $3,000,000,000,000
+
  | 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
 
  | 2006 || $50,000,000,000,000 || $12,000,000,000,000 || $3,000,000,000,000
Line 3,689: Line 2,692:
 
  | 2007 || $53,000,000,000,000 || $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 || $58,500,000,000,000 || $11,500,000,000,000 || $3,000,000,000,000
+
  | 2008 || $57,500,000,000,000 || $11,500,000,000,000 || $3,000,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | 2009 || $57,500,000,000,000 || $11,000,000,000,000 || $3,500,000,000,000
+
  | 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
 
  | 2010 || $61,000,000,000,000 || $11,500,000,000,000 || $3,500,000,000,000
 
  |-
 
  |-
−
  | 2011 || $63,500,000,000,000 || $11,500,000,000,000 || $4,000,000,000,000
+
  | 2011 || $64,500,000,000,000 || $11,500,000,000,000 || $4,000,000,000,000
 
  |}
 
  |}
 +
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