The billion dollar gram By Prieur du Plessis, on October 8th, 2009 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money  “Billions spent on this. Billions spent on that. It’s all relative right?,” asked the creators of the amazing chart below. Click on the chart to enlarge the image. 
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I think the most interesting stat in there is the Marshall Plan, which was instrumental in bringing Europe back from imminent economic & social collapse … when you compare it with some of the other figures …it’s jaw dropping to see how much money is being spent with v little result.