Plime/1Credit crisis could cost nearly $1 trillion, IMF predicts : ATOM 0.3Credit crisis could cost nearly $1 trillion, IMF predicts : ATOM 0.3www.plime.complime@plime.com2008, www.plime.com.2008-08-21T02:58:51+01:00<![CDATA[Credit crisis could cost nearly $1 trillion, IMF predicts]]>574662008-04-08T21:44:38+01:002008-04-08T21:44:38+01:00
<![CDATA[DerAlt @ 4/10/2008 11:20:03 AM]]>235806«pocksucket : 1 Trillion, as a number, makes no sense to the mind - needs a little perspective.
1 Million seconds: Just under ...]]>2008-04-10T11:20:03+01:002008-04-10T11:20:03+01:00«pocksucket : 1 Trillion, as a number, makes no sense to the mind - needs a little perspective.
1 Million seconds: Just under 12 days
1 Billion seconds: 31 years (give or take)
1 Trillion seconds: 31,709 years
Maybe that's too much perspective.No, that's an excellent perspective. Scary.
A good read is Issac Asimov's "only A Trillion."]]><![CDATA[pocksucket @ 4/10/2008 7:03:27 AM]]>235697 1 Million seconds: Just under 12 days
1 Billion seconds: 31 years (give or take)
1 Trillion seconds: 31,709 years
Maybe that's...]]>2008-04-10T07:03:27+01:002008-04-10T07:03:27+01:00 1 Million seconds: Just under 12 days
1 Billion seconds: 31 years (give or take)
1 Trillion seconds: 31,709 years
Maybe that's too much perspective.]]><![CDATA[DerAlt @ 4/9/2008 3:23:28 PM]]>235274 One thousand billion! That's 12 zeros!
And this is only one issue. The US is 9.1 trillion in debt.
I guess tax cuts fo...]]>2008-04-09T15:23:28+01:002008-04-09T15:23:28+01:00 One thousand billion! That's 12 zeros!
And this is only one issue. The US is 9.1 trillion in debt.
I guess tax cuts for the wealthy don't spur the economy very long.]]><![CDATA[deEPCHill @ 4/8/2008 10:00:47 PM]]>2349122008-04-08T22:00:47+01:002008-04-08T22:00:47+01:00<![CDATA[dollyllama @ 4/8/2008 9:53:00 PM]]>2349032008-04-08T21:53:00+01:002008-04-08T21:53:00+01:00<![CDATA[dollyllama @ 4/8/2008 9:52:59 PM]]>2349022008-04-08T21:52:59+01:002008-04-08T21:52:59+01:00