November 25th, 2008 // comments (0)

Update: The Cost Of The Bailout

• Marshall Plan: Cost: $12.7 billion, Inflation Adjusted Cost: $115.3 billion
• Louisiana Purchase: Cost: $15 million, Inflation Adjusted Cost: $217 billion
• Race to the Moon: Cost: $36.4 billion, Inflation Adjusted Cost: $237 billion
• S&L Crisis: Cost: $153 billion, Inflation Adjusted Cost: $256 billion
• Korean War: Cost: $54 billion, Inflation Adjusted Cost: $454 billion
• The New Deal: Cost: $32 billion (Est), Inflation Adjusted Cost: $500 billion (Est)
• Invasion of Iraq: Cost: $551b, Inflation Adjusted Cost: $597 billion
• Vietnam War: Cost: $111 billion, Inflation Adjusted Cost: $698 billion
• NASA: Cost: $416.7 billion, Inflation Adjusted Cost: $851.2 billion

TOTAL: $3.92 trillion

Compare the charge sheet above with the bailout total nearing $7 trillion…

Related:

• March 16, 2009 -- 20/20’s Stossel Slams Bailout
• January 15, 2009 -- Senate To Vote On 2nd Bailout
• December 10, 2008 -- Before This Auto Bailout Vote…
• December 10, 2008 -- Democrats Reach Auto Bailout Deal
• November 26, 2008 -- Markets Close Up For Third Day
• November 24, 2008 -- What Does $315 Billion Look Like?
• November 12, 2008 -- Hey! Want Some Bailout Cash?
• October 3, 2008 -- House Passes $700 Billion Bailout
• September 23, 2008 -- Abandon Ship: Bail The Bailout?
• February 5, 2010 -- UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPS