GreekChat.com Forums  

Go Back   GreekChat.com Forums > General Chat Topics > News & Politics

» GC Stats
Members: 329,717
Threads: 115,665
Posts: 2,204,947
Welcome to our newest member, Vortexref
» Online Users: 2,027
0 members and 2,027 guests
No Members online
 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
  #1  
Old 01-10-2008, 09:02 AM
DaemonSeid DaemonSeid is offline
GreekChat Member
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: In a house.
Posts: 9,564
3 Quadrillion dollars !!! ( use your best Dr. Evil Voice)

I don't what's stupider....the lawsuit or the dollar amount


NEW ORLEANS - Hurricane Katrina's victims have put a price tag on their suffering and it is staggering — including one plaintiff seeking the unlikely sum of $3 quadrillion.


A whopping $3,014,170,389,176,410 is the dollar figure so far sought from some of the largest claims filed against the federal government over damage from the failure of levees and flood walls following the Aug. 29, 2005, hurricane.

Of roughly 489,000 total claims, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it has received 247 for at least $1 billion apiece, including the one for $3 quadrillion.

"That's the mother of all high numbers," said Loren Scott, a Baton Rouge-based economist.

For the sake of perspective: A mere $1 quadrillion would dwarf the U.S. gross domestic product, which Scott said was $13.2 trillion in 2007. A stack of one quadrillion pennies would reach Saturn.

Some residents may have grossly exaggerated their claims to send a message to the corps, which has accepted blame for poorly designing the failed levees.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080109/...flood_lawsuits



And when I read this...this is the only image I see coming in my head is...

__________________
Law and Order: Gotham - “In the Criminal Justice System of Gotham City the people are represented by three separate, yet equally important groups. The police who investigate crime, the District Attorneys who prosecute the offenders, and the Batman. These are their stories.”
Reply With Quote
 

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
One Voice! One Alpha! Professor Alpha Phi Alpha 9 08-19-2005 01:07 PM
Our tax dollars at work.... darling1 Alpha Kappa Alpha 1 03-27-2003 03:22 PM
If I had a million dollars... Alumnus who cares Chit Chat 30 11-19-2002 09:45 PM
If I Had A Million Dollars... Hootie Chi Omega 6 03-21-2001 07:32 PM
No Vote, No Voice Sweet Deliverance Zeta Phi Beta 3 11-02-2000 04:22 PM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 06:24 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions Inc.