ECON If I Had $700 Billion I would.....

Nuthatch

Membership Revoked
Let's take this as a little exercise: Finish the sentence and let us know how you feel.

If I had $700 Billion I would make health care more efficient and more available for less cost.
 

mt4design

Has No Life - Lives on TB
Put it toward the massive debt owed by this country to the tune of something like nearly $10 TRILLION dollars.

Mike
 

NBCsurvivor

Has No Life - Lives on TB
I would fund an audit of myself to find out where the 700 billion came from and what it was based on.

:D
 

DrexHex

Inactive
I was actually joking around with my roommates last night and ended up asking this question to them... We came up with a plan to buy Philadelphia and make it awesome.

Slip n' Slides for any downhill sidewalks
Escalators for any uphill sidewalks
Transforming skyscrapers that become rocket ships
A bubble over the whole city that would be strong enough to withstand a nuclear blast and also have filters and fans in order to filter the air

etc etc
 

NBCsurvivor

Has No Life - Lives on TB
TB2K weekend getaway (not so much a weekend getaway as a multi-year getaway to secure underground locations).


Get that Light Sabre I have been wanting.
 

TJA

Veteran Member
I'd fund Armadillo Aerospace, JP Aerospace, Bigelow Aerospace and probably the Mars Society until they all could outfit me with a robust way of immigrating off of this planet and setting myself up someplace else in the solar system, along with whatever family and friends that wanted to join me.

Actually with those outfits I would probably only need 7 billion.
 

truthseeker

Membership Revoked
That was what the fed was worth before they started trading their assets for the dollar. I would buy it and shut it down and give the keys back to the people.
 

Calrissian

Membership Revoked
...start my own country. And then bug the US government for foreign aid. 8^)

dd

haha, very good
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675 billion worth of Gold/Silver. A few million in food/ long term supplies for my own cult/community.

A large chunk of land, part coastal, with a lot of castle like gun turrets, along with anti-air missiles.
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Yeah, that'd do nicely. :lol:
 

The Freeholder

Inactive
Let's take this as a little exercise: Finish the sentence and let us know how you feel.

If I had $700 Billion I would make health care more efficient and more available for less cost.

Let's see...the 2006 estimated GDP was $13.13 trillion (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/print/us.html) and it's estimated that we spend about 15.2% of that on health care--or roughly $2 trillion per year, if I'm doing my math right.

It'll be a nice few months, anyway.
 

Ambros

Veteran Member
Buy 700 billion in gold...sit back, and laugh at the government... Buy my own island, make it self sufficient with solar, wind, and thermal power, get a sattilite link to the intrawebs, and then chill and stare at my pile of gold.
 

TJA

Veteran Member
Buy 700 billion in gold...sit back, and laugh at the government... Buy my own island, make it self sufficient with solar, wind, and thermal power, get a sattilite link to the intrawebs, and then chill and stare at my pile of gold.

If you're going to go the island route you might want to look into picking up one of the old US aircraft carriers that are waiting to be scrapped and build that into an 'island'. :D
 

Kadee

Inactive
If you're going to go the island route you might want to look into picking up one of the old US aircraft carriers that are waiting to be scrapped and build that into an 'island'. :D

I like this idea. Do they come with retired sailors looking for part-time employment? Everyone should have a second career. . . . :lkick:
 

RobinYyes

Deceased
I would move to Australia, fly first class...flip off zero on my way and give all ya tb'ers a twenty five mil each. ;)
 

ARMY RANGER

Inactive
I would move to Australia, fly first class...flip off zero on my way and give all ya tb'ers a twenty five mil each. ;)

Robin just a home cooked meal from you would work for me.If I had 700 billion I would build one hell of a defensive compound and have it filled with TB2K people to live happily ever after.:eleph::wvflg:
 

RobinYyes

Deceased
Robin just a home cooked meal from you would work for me.If I had 700 billion I would build one hell of a defensive compound and have it filled with TB2K people to live happily ever after.:eleph::wvflg:

That could work too. ;) My son is still ooooh'ing and aaaaah'ing over the chocolate chip cookies I made last night. (I'm in a baking and nesting mode-sigh....Just like I was right before the LA riots...damn)
 
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