Saturday, February 28, 2009

FYI

"12 Most Expensive Catastrophes in History (Amounts in 2009 Dollars)

12.Titanic Sinks - $150 Million
11. Tanker Truck w/Fuel vs. Bridge in Germany - $358 Million
10. Metrolink Train Crash in CA- $500 Million (Est. total including lawsuits)
9. B-2 Bomber Crash- Guam - $1.4Billion
8. Exxon Valdez Oil Spill - $2.5 Billion
7. Piper Alpha Oil Rig Fire- $3.4 Billion
6. Challenger Shuttle Explosion - $5.5 Billion
5. Prestige Oil Tanker Sinking and Oil spill - $12 Billion
4. Columbia Shuttle Explosion - $13 Billion
3. Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Accident - $200 Billion
2. 2009 Stimulus/Spending Bill - $787 Billion

...And the winner is --

1. 2008 Presidential Election - $800 Billion in One Month.

Just thought you should know.

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