[TYVets]

A trillion here and a trillion there, after while you are talking about some real money.

Everett Dirksen ((R-Illinois, US Senator) 1950s and '60s

[Gandalf_The_Gray]

Everett Dirksen ((R-Illinois, US Senator) 1950s and '60s

I'm old enough to remember the quote in context and I believe that Dirksen was talking about millions not trillions. That is only a 10⁺⁶ increase in magnitude!

Regards,
GtG

PS I have a sneaking hunch that 90% of the electorate has no idea what the difference between million, billion and trillion is thanks to our "dumbed down" education system.

[Polybius]

"A trillion here and a trillion there, after while you are talking about some real money." ....... Everett Dirksen ((R-Illinois, US Senator) 1950s and '60s

"I made my first Billion dollars by the time I was 21. That was a lot of money back then." ....... Daddy Warbucks, Annie