Whether or not you think the Economic Bailout that the U.S. Government is implementing is worth it or not, this image should make you stop and think.  This problem is ENORMOUS and expensive, and most people have no idea just how much the recovery is going to take.  We've had massive government debt before, but this is taking us to a whole new level.

Marshall Plan: Cost: $12.7 billion, Inflation Adjusted Cost: $115.3 billion Louisiana Purchase: Cost: $15 million, Inflation Adjusted Cost: $217 billion Race to the Moon: Cost: $36.4 billion, Inflation Adjusted Cost: $237 billion S&L Crisis: Cost: $153 billion, Inflation Adjusted Cost: $256 billion Korean War: Cost: $54 billion, Inflation Adjusted Cost: $454 billion The New Deal: Cost: $32 billion (Est), Inflation Adjusted Cost: $500 billion (Est) Invasion of Iraq: Cost: $551b, Inflation Adjusted Cost: $597 billion Vietnam War: Cost: $111 billion, Inflation Adjusted Cost: $698 billion NASA: Cost: $416.7 billion, Inflation Adjusted Cost: $851.2 billion TOTAL: $3,920,000,000,000 2008 BAILOUT TOTAL AS OF NOV 2008: $4,616,000,000,000

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