3Trillion.org

Holy cow....!! So. There's a really interesting site out there called 3Trillion.org. The premise is simple and devastating. You've got $3 trillion dollars to spend. A huge list of possible things to buy, from stopping world hunger ($195 billion) to a vintage 1981 DeLorean ($45,000) to a box of Pop Tarts ($3.50). And a nice digital shopping cart to throw it all in. What's the point, you say? Well, $3 trillion is what economists estimate the U.S. has spent so far on the war in Iraq. $3 trillion for countless military and civilian deaths, a country perpetually on the brink of civil war and no end in sight. (Nice job.) The site provides a great conterpoint, plainly showing what else could be done with that incomprehensible amount of money. Try it out! I've wracked up $2.5 trillion curing cancer, world hunger, funding an elaborate space exploration program and nabbing myself some nice frills like a Mac Airbook and a PS-3.... I still can't get to $3 trillion!!