Just last year , President George W. Bush signed an emergency economic stimulus of $ 168 billion -- - a tally that seems paltry compared with the amount requested today . One trillion is equal to 1,000 million ; One trillion is equal to 1,000 billion . One trillion stacked dollars would reach nearly 68,000 miles , 1,000 million way to A million seconds . Professor : You could n't spend $ 1 trillion if you spent $ 1 trillion a day since Jesus ' birth . All financial market interventions , loans , bailouts total more than $ 7 trillion .
One trillion is equal to 1,000 million ; One trillion is equal to 1,000 billion . One trillion stacked dollars would reach nearly 68,000 miles , 1,000 million way to A million seconds . Professor : You could n't spend $ 1 trillion if you spent $ 1 trillion a day since Jesus ' birth . All financial market interventions , loans , bailouts total more than $ 7 trillion .