it isn't a rocket science

[gracheeha]

In fact, some of the most basic details, including the $700 billion figure Treasury would use to buy up bad debt, are fuzzy.

"It's not based on any particular data point," a Treasury spokeswoman told Forbes.com Tuesday. "We just wanted to choose a really large number."

Bad News For The Bailout - Forbes.com

Comments

Maybe for comparison's sake?

[weasel-word.livejournal.com]

Maybe they were trying to come up with a really large number that they can still understand. 700 billion is
(a) how much we have spent on the Iraq war so far,
(b) our yearly defense budget.

Re: Maybe for comparison's sake?

[cheeha.livejournal.com]

Ну, да! всё-таки когда пилишь бабло, хорошо понимать, сколько его всего есть, а то и передраться можно.