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A modern Abrams tank costs roughly $10M. Imagine if every Independence Day we ran a national debt parade representing its current total of $22T with tanks. Let's say, we put five tanks in a row and let 30 feet safety distance between them. Such a column would involve two million and two hundred thousand tanks stretched over 2.5 thousand miles, from Washington, DC to Sacramento, CA.

That would be impressive!

upd. A stealth bomber costs about $1B. The national debt air parade could involve 22 thousand bombers flying from coast to coast in non-stop circles.

Date: 2019-07-05 07:28 pm (UTC)
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Примерно на ту же тему о танках и парадах, но с фотографиями: https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2019/07/03/tanks-for-the-memories-a-historical-tribute-to-trumps-salute-to-america/

Date: 2019-07-05 10:09 pm (UTC)
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