When was it published?

April 1, 1890 in Semi Weekly Interior Journal

Domestic News April 1, 1890

Semi Weekly Interior Journal

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Pensions, Government Spending, Billion Dollars, Counting Calculation

Stanford, Lincoln County, Kentucky

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What is this article about?

A calculation highlights the enormous scale of over $1,100,000,000 in U.S. government pensions paid in the last 30 years, equating it to a sum impossible to count even if Adam had started from creation, taking over 9,512 years at 200 counts per minute.

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Apropos to the statement that over $1,100,000,000 in pensions have been paid by the United States government in the last 30 years, the following startling calculation has been made, which will give some idea of the vast amount that has been and is still being expended to appease the cry that is ever coming up for more from men who think the country owes it to them: It is impossible to count a billion. Had Adam counted continuously from his creation to the present day, he would not have reached that number, for it would take him over 9,512 years. At the rate of 200 a minute, there could be counted 12,000 an hour, 288,000 a day and 105,120,000 a year.

What sub-type of article is it?

Economic

What keywords are associated?

Pensions Government Spending Billion Dollars Counting Calculation

Where did it happen?

United States

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United States

Event Date

Last 30 Years

Event Details

Apropos to the statement that over $1,100,000,000 in pensions have been paid by the United States government in the last 30 years, the following startling calculation has been made, which will give some idea of the vast amount that has been and is still being expended to appease the cry that is ever coming up for more from men who think the country owes it to them: It is impossible to count a billion. Had Adam counted continuously from his creation to the present day, he would not have reached that number, for it would take him over 9,512 years. At the rate of 200 a minute, there could be counted 12,000 an hour, 288,000 a day and 105,120,000 a year.