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Dishonest:
[[woman sitting behind desk]] sign: bailout: $170 billion; bonuses: $165 million
Honest:
[[woman sitting behind desk]] sign: bailout: $170,000 million; bonuses: $165 million
Dear news organizations: stop giving large numbers without context or proper comparison. The difference between a million and a billion is the difference between a sip of wine and 30 seconds with your daughter, and a bottle of gin and a night with her.
{{Alt-text: And 0.002 dollars will NEVER equal 0.002 cents.}}
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