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November 21, 2011

#980: Money

Money

Money

all of it

((this transcription is only reproducing text visible on the front page comic. There are 5 large panels, each with a series of plots, comparing the values of various things.))

Dollars

((This section covers single coffees up to the hourly salaries of CEOs))

Thousands

((This section discusses values from around $1000 to $1000000, including a dissection of the song ‘If I had $1000000’))

Millions

((This section focuses on $1000,000 to $1000,000,000, with a large section on campaign contributions of American political presidential campaigns, values of expensive works of art, and J. K. Rowling.))

Billions

((This section gets into larger scale finances, profits of various sectors, costs of natural disasters, and net worths of the richest people on the planet. Also, Donald Trump.))

Trillions

((Global financial status is described here. It discusses derivatives, liquid assets, public debt by nation and GDP by continent, culminating with the total economic production of the human race to date.))