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Difference between a million billion and trillion (Original Post) bob4460 Oct 2012 OP
Now just imagine a 5 trillion tax increase to feed the wealthy. gordianot Oct 2012 #1
Back in the day...... dipsydoodle Oct 2012 #2
This is not funny after Bill Maher n/t bob4460 Oct 2012 #3

dipsydoodle

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2. Back in the day......
Fri Oct 5, 2012, 05:51 AM
Oct 2012

the original billion was a million million and a trillion was a million.million,million. http://oxforddictionaries.com/words/how-many-is-a-billion

Now try it with those figures .

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