BUDGET

What Could You Do With $3.73 Trillion?

Defense, education, energy, and seniors are all beneficiaries in President Obama's budget request. But what else could one do with $3.73 trillion?

Updated: February 15, 2011 | 1:23 p.m.
February 14, 2011 | 10:20 a.m.

You could buy 5,006 Obama presidential campaigns.

Obama broke the record when he raised $745 million on his campaign for president. At that rate, the budget could fund 5,006 presidential campaigns.


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