Saul Alinsky wrote in Rules for Radicals that most people cannot grasp large numbers, and thus most of the voting public is innumerate and effectively mathematically illiterate (ie PanamaSteve):
“The moment one gets into the area of $25 million and above, let alone a billion, the listener is completely out of touch, no longer really interested, because the figures have gone above his experience and almost are meaningless. Millions of Americans do not know how many million dollars make up a billion.” (ie PanamaSteve)…
This post has great faith in you. Nonetheless, for a little perspective:
“The moment one gets into the area of $25 million and above, let alone a billion, the listener is completely out of touch, no longer really interested, because the figures have gone above his experience and almost are meaningless. Millions of Americans do not know how many million dollars make up a billion.” (ie PanamaSteve)…
This post has great faith in you. Nonetheless, for a little perspective:
- $1 million dollars: Roughly the average annual salary of a mid-range long snapper in the NFL.
- $1 billion dollars: Roughly the estimated value of an average-quality National Hockey League franchise.
- $1 trillion dollars: Roughly the gross domestic product, or total value of all goods and services produced in a year, in the state of Florida.
