With all of the government talk of big numbers regarding spending and deficits, it is helpful to have a perspective on these numbers.
If we viewed these numbers as seconds: 1 million seconds is about 11.5 days, while 1 billion seconds is about 31 years and eight months. One trillion seconds is equal to approximately 31,688 years.
Tom Bartol
Manchester
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