Putting the concept of 'trillions' in context
With all the talk about a $3.5 trillion domestic agenda, I would like to take the opportunity to make the comparison between millions and trillions.
• A million seconds equals 12 days.
• A billion seconds equals 31 years.
• A trillion seconds equals 31,688 years.
Please keep this comparison in mind as our politicians throw the word trillion around like it is nothing.
Bradley Sauer
Sugar Grove
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