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What would *you* spend the money on?
All US student loan debt 1 (25%)
11 years of salary for every elementary school teacher 1 (25%)
19.6 billion digital TV converter coupons 0 (0%)
222 billion Big Macs 1 (25%)
UMass's top-paid worker for 1,283,713 years 0 (0%)
45 million Pontiac G5s 1 (25%)
Cover money lost in Madoff’s Ponzi sheme - 16 times over 0 (0%)
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So, what can the stimulus buy?
Topic Started: Feb 19 2009, 05:41 PM (57 Views)
George K
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Finally
http://www.boston.com/business/gallery/whatcan787bbuy/

* Pay every US elementary school teacher’s salary for 11 years
* Pay off all US student debt
* Romney’s Utah ski home - more than 149,000 times over
* More than 45 million Pontiac G5s
* 1,760 Celtics teams
* Cover money lost in Madoff’s Ponzi sheme - 16 times over
* Pay the salary of Massachusetts’ top-paid worker for the next 1,283,713 years
* Over 19.6 billion digital TV converter box coupons
* More than 222 billion Big Macs
* Brandeis University’s Rose Art Museum collection - 2,248 times over

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Talk about a credit card with no limit.
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