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pagetutor.com - 3/5/2009

$1 Trillion dollars

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econbrowser.com - 3/4/2009

How much is a trillion?

— econbrowser.com — A trillion dollars used to be a sum that never naturally came up in normal conversation. Now... all of a sudden, it's the standard unit we seem to be using to talk about our economic problems and what we're trying to do about them. Fortunately, I think I ... (more) How much is a trillion?

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corner.nationalreview.com - 2/27/2009

Over $1 Trillion in Tax Increases

— corner.nationalreview.com — Jake Tapper details the $989 billion in tax increases called for in the Obama Administration's new budget.... But Tapper's tabulation understates the increased tax burden of Obama's proposed budget, as it does not account for the proposed cap-and-trade ... (more) Over $1 Trillion in Tax Increases

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The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Tyler Cowen flags this post by James Hamilton: A trillion dollars is about the total amount collected in income taxes by the U.S. federal government in fiscal year 2006-- $1.04 trillion, if you're curious to use the exact number. That gives me a simple rule of thumb for personalizing these numbers. If I want to know what an additional trillion dollars in government borrowing or spending will mean for me, I just imagine what it would be like to pay twice as much in federal income taxes for one year. ...

How much is a trillion?
The New Editor — James Hamilton: (via Tyler Cowen) (emphasis added) A trillion dollars is about the total amount collected in income taxes by the U.S. federal government in fiscal year 2006-- $1.04 trillion, if you're curious to use the exact number. That gives me a simple rule of thumb for personalizing these numbers. If I want to know what an additional trillion dollars in government borrowing or spending will mean for me, I just imagine what it would be like to pay twice as much in federal income taxes for one year. So, for example, with the ...