The executive summary: Adjusted for inflation, we spent more in twelve months than we spent on the Vietnam War, The New Deal, the Louisiana Purchase, the Invasion of Iraq, the Marshall Plan, the Korean War, the S&L Crisis and the Race to the Moon -- COMBINED!!!
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tagged: economy, bailout, history, Vietnam, New Deal, Louisiana Purchase, Iraq, Korean War, S&L Crisis, Marshall Plan, Race to the Moon
That graphic put me off my lunch. I think I'll go be sick now, thank you.
ReplyDeleteCheers.
The bailouts were such a waste of money. They should have let the private sector work it out. That is how our political system is set up. Our national debt is way to huge to be throwing money around like this.
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ReplyDeleteWhat the heck, it's not our money. It's our kids' money. And our kids' kids'. And our kids' kids' kids'...