Why $700,000,000,000? “We Just Wanted to Choose a Really Large Number.”

Unless you live under a rock, you’ve probably heard about the $700,000,000,000 bailout plan that is being talked about across the nation to try and help our economy.

If you didn’t think it was a bad idea before, then check out this quote from a Forbes.com story. A spokesperson from the Treasury commented on the massive seven hundred billion dollar bailout plan:

“It’s not based on any particular data point,” a Treasury spokeswoman told Forbes.com Tuesday. “We just wanted to choose a really large number.”

Words are not enough.


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One Response to “Why $700,000,000,000? “We Just Wanted to Choose a Really Large Number.””

  1. Laurie Says:

    That is hilarious!!!

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