How much money is $250,000,000?

[hedgehog]

you could spend $250,000 a year.....
for the next 1000 years


You could donate $125,000,000 - and still live on $1,250,000 a year for the next 100 years

[hedgehog]

1. Here are some houses you could buy for $125,000

http://realestate.msn.com/great-homes-for-dollar125000-or-less

here's one for $1,250,00

http://realestate.msn.com/great-homes-for-dollar125000-or-less

You could buy that house and have $248, 750,000 left over.

[cwilmire]

2. Federal Spending

You could give it to the US Government. They would spend it in 34 minutes and 37 seconds.

[VWolf]

3. Yes. Paying back the debt from two unnecessary wars.

Enjoy your stay.

[cwilmire]

4. Pay back debt?

In order to pay back debt, you first have to spend less than you take in, then apply the difference to the debt. Works just like a loan or credit card.

[hedgehog]

5. You do understand that part of the reason the deficit is so high,

is that Romney's tax bill is so low!

[cwilmire]

8. Flat tax?

Agreed. Everyone needs to be taxed fairly. Flat tax... The more you make the more you pay.

[RobertEarl]

11. Flat Tax?

Are you saying someone who makes a billion should pay 35% in income taxes? That would be 350 million a year.

[VWolf]

6. Oh that's right. Let's see. Which recent president ran a surplus?

Reagan? No.
Bush I? Nope.
Bush II? Not even close.

Oh yeah, I remember. It was Clinton.

[cwilmire]

9. You are correct

Last year the Treasury took in %113 of the tax revenue that they took in during the highest Clinton surplus year. Why no surplus last year? Ding-ding-ding. It is the spending that is out of control.

[jeff47]

10. Math isn't your strong suit, is it?

Hint: Is the population the same last year as the highest Clinton surplus year?

[cbrer]

7. Chump Change

They lost more CASH than that in Iraq and Afghanistan