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sevin
03-22-2011, 05:20 AM
My brother posted a video of Rand Paul talking about the budget deficit, and some friend of his made the dumbest comment imaginable. It almost sounds like a joke. There are no words to describe the ignorance. No facepalm big enough. ugh

She said: "I know how they can balance the budget. How about taking a pay cut and putting the money they're not earning toward things like schools, health care and programs for the poor and elderly? Maybe the overpaid entertainers and sports stars can do the same."

This is what we're up against.

newbitech
03-22-2011, 05:33 AM
My brother posted a video of Rand Paul talking about the budget deficit, and some friend of his made the dumbest comment imaginable. It almost sounds like a joke. There are no words to describe the ignorance. No facepalm big enough. ugh

She said: "I know how they can balance the budget. How about taking a pay cut and putting the money they're not earning toward things like schools, health care and programs for the poor and elderly? Maybe the overpaid entertainers and sports stars can do the same."

This is what we're up against.


Too many 0's (zeros)!!! This should help her out.


http://www.ehd.org/science_technology_largenumbers.php
Money Spent - Shop ‘til You Drop
Finally, let’s try to help those who love malls to understand large numbers by imagining the shopping spree of a lifetime starting with varying amounts of money. Let’s say a shopper must spend $20 per second and must do so 24 hours per day until penniless.
(As you view the table below, this exercise will quickly give the expression “shop ‘til you drop” a whole new meaning.)

For example, a shopper beginning with $100 could shop for a mere five seconds. A shopper beginning with $1,000 could shop for 50 seconds.

Duration of Shopping Sprees
While Spending $20 per Second
Starting Amount (Dollars) Duration of Shopping Spree
1 (one dollar) 1 second
100 (one hundred dollars) 5 seconds
1,000 (one thousand dollars) 50 seconds
10,000 (ten thousand dollars) 8 minutes 20 seconds
100,000 (one hundred thousand dollars) 1 hour 23 minutes
1,000,000 (one million dollars) 13 hours 48 minutes
10,000,000 (ten million dollars) 138 hours (5 days 19 hours)
100,000,000 (one hundred million dollars) 57 days 21 hours
1,000,000,000 (one billion dollars) 578 days (1 year 214 days)
1,000,000,000,000 (one trillion dollars) 1,585 years
100,000,000,000,000 (one hundred trillion dollars) 1,585 centuries

FrankRep
03-22-2011, 06:14 AM
She said: "I know how they can balance the budget. How about taking a pay cut and putting the money they're not earning toward things like schools, health care and programs for the poor and elderly? Maybe the overpaid entertainers and sports stars can do the same."

Eat the Rich!

acptulsa
03-22-2011, 07:59 AM
What a great idea! Just tap everyone who can spare a million bucks and there you are.

Now all we need is 14,249,053 billionaires. No, 14,249,057. Make that 14,249,060...