• 20 Jul 2009 at 1:52 PM

I Know What You’re Thinking, $23.7 Trillion Sounds Like A Lot, But Let’s Get A Little Perspective: It Could’ve Been A Kajillion

By Bess Levin

“The total potential federal government support could reach up to $23.7 trillion,” says Neil Barofsky, the special inspector general for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, in a new report obtained Monday by ABC News on the government’s efforts to fix the financial system.

Of course Representative Darell Issa had to make this a Christ thing: “The potential financial commitment the American taxpayers could be responsible for is of a size and scope that isn’t even imaginable,” said Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., ranking member on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. “If you spent a million dollars a day going back to the birth of Christ, that wouldn’t even come close to just $1 trillion — $23.7 trillion is a staggering figure.”

Comments (24)

  1. 1
    Posted by guest | July 20, 2009 at 1:58 PM

    Thats chump change.
    Lloyd Blankfizzle

  2. 2
    Posted by guest | July 20, 2009 at 2:02 PM

    Rep. Issa needs to be removed from office. Religion and Politics don’t mix; like two dicks and no chick..find yourself in serious shit! -The Notorious BIG
    Seriously. All this talk of Jesus and Holiness while he gets kickbacks from corporation. Idiots.
    -TGFHouston

  3. 3
    Posted by guest | July 20, 2009 at 2:03 PM

    “if you paid a billion for every blunt you smoked going back to second grade, that would come close to $100 trillion — $23.7 trillion is not that much.”
    J. Cayne

  4. 4
    Posted by guest | July 20, 2009 at 2:08 PM

    Bess,
    Amazing tag. I think it’s your best.
    -Long Time Listener

  5. 5
    Posted by guest | July 20, 2009 at 2:11 PM

    Anyone else want to see Red Cross Guy and Red Cross Girl get it on?
    ‘Cause I know I do.

  6. 6
    Posted by guest | July 20, 2009 at 2:14 PM

    I wonder what HH thinks about all of this. He seems like a really interesting person. I would like to take a nice soak with him in my tub.
    Jimmy “the cannabis canoodler” Cayne

  7. 7
    Posted by guest | July 20, 2009 at 2:16 PM

    @6 don’t feed the trolls.
    -jesus

  8. 8
    Posted by guest | July 20, 2009 at 2:16 PM

    @5
    not as much as I want to watch Rahm-bone stuff J-Dizzle
    -Voyeuristic Homo Banker

  9. 9
    Posted by guest | July 20, 2009 at 2:17 PM

    That’s about three times the entire money supply. Not to get too serious, but how did he come up with such a ridiculous amount?

  10. 10
    Posted by guest | July 20, 2009 at 2:20 PM

    What does that figure account for? If all commercial real estate drops 50% and there is no private capital?
    I swear some of these @$$holes (dems & reps) talk a huge game about private markets and laissez faire but are splashing their grandma panties like Dennis Kneale in a petting zoo about this whole big government BS.

  11. 11
    Posted by guest | July 20, 2009 at 2:20 PM

    Don’t feed the moles.

  12. 12
    Posted by guest | July 20, 2009 at 2:27 PM

    That about how many sperm Barney Frank has swallowed in his lifetime.

  13. 13
    Posted by merkin capital partners | July 20, 2009 at 2:30 PM

    @12 That’s about how many sperm Barney Frank swallowed at his last pool volleyball game.
    Fixed.

  14. 14
    Posted by guest | July 20, 2009 at 2:35 PM

    And those dollars are banked up by what exactly?
    Laughing Chinese Teenager

  15. 15
    Posted by guest | July 20, 2009 at 2:37 PM

    @14 – Let me fuck you up the ass? It will help with your laughing and you’re perma closed eyes.

  16. 16
    Posted by guest | July 20, 2009 at 2:43 PM

    How many emerald encrusted AKs would that buy?

  17. 17
    Posted by guest | July 20, 2009 at 2:43 PM

    @14 Is that you Timmy? Why don’t you go get your shinebox white bread?

  18. 18
    Posted by guest | July 20, 2009 at 2:48 PM

    excellent tags you sacreligious minx.

  19. 19
    Posted by guest | July 20, 2009 at 2:55 PM

    Jesus saves, Ronaldo puts in the rebound.

  20. 20
    Posted by guest | July 20, 2009 at 3:14 PM

    We just want to save your soul, Bess.
    You read the first half of the book, now read the second half.
    It’s always gonna be sour grapes with you, until you get right with Jesus…

  21. 21
    Posted by guest | July 20, 2009 at 4:57 PM

    Awesome tag!!

  22. 22
    Posted by guest | July 20, 2009 at 5:48 PM

    Bess, you almost sound like Paulson and Bernanke with the “it would have been worse…” You just simply outdo yourself everyday. Bess is the Best.

  23. 23
    Posted by guest | July 20, 2009 at 9:05 PM

    Damn!
    Just a minute and you’ll see why:http://bank-o-meter.com/bank-o-meter/component/content/article/1-latest-news/182-237-trillion-to-fix-the-mess
    that barfsky is an evil PR genius

  24. 24
    Posted by thetrystero | July 21, 2009 at 3:59 AM

    365 * 2 008.5 * (10^6) = 733 102 500 000
    close enough.

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