We’ve tried to make sense of the huge barely-vetted amount allocated to bailing out failed financial companies.
Here is a good view, comparing it to other government programs (adjusted for inflation), such as the Louisiana Purchase, Viet Nam, and the NASA all-time total budget:
Chart from VoltageCreative.com [1]
Of note to me is how small some relatively small capital investments (thousands of space missions) are in comparison to this current bailout line item. Note that only about half ($4.6Tr) is accounted for here, and up to 4 times this amount is expected by the end.
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