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Title: 100 Trillion ....
Post by: Aske on January 16, 2009, 11:22:34 AM
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iym5sXEcSQGQ1pMij4dDUWP3jc6g


Title: Re: 100 Trillion ....
Post by: Aske on January 16, 2009, 11:29:09 AM
http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/18/freak-shots-when-money-goes-down-the-toilet/    [sm_shock] [sm_shock]


Title: Re: 100 Trillion ....
Post by: Fuzzy on January 16, 2009, 11:30:46 AM
 [sm_shock]

Yikes. 231 million percent inflation.


Title: Re: 100 Trillion ....
Post by: gleek on January 16, 2009, 06:56:55 PM
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Inflation was last reported at 231 million percent in July, but the Washington think-tank Cato Institute has estimated it now at 89.7 ****tillion percent -- a figure expressed with 21 zeroes.

It's 1/5th the way there to 1 googol percent inflation. (in terms of number of zeroes, that is)


Title: Re: 100 Trillion ....
Post by: stroh on January 16, 2009, 07:40:37 PM
Interior:  Dr. Evil's lair.  Conference table.  Day.
[Number Two speaking to Dr. Evil in a covert whisper]

Number Two:  I mean, one hundred trillion dollars isn't exactly a lot of money these days.