one trillion - 1,000,000,000,000

Some people in the US government want to come put with a one trillion dollar coin.  Platnum, of course.  They think it will fix the economy.  I don't really understand what they plan to do with it.  I don't think they know either.  I doubt the local Wal-Mart would be able to make change if I used it to buy a Snicker's bar. But I've always learned that if a government starts printing a lot of money, the country gets ridiculous inflation.  And I doubt that it is so easy to fix a huge deficit.  But maybe it is a stroke of genius.  If so, maybe the government should make three and a half million of these coins, give one to everyone, and we'll all be rich!

Here are some links to some articles:

The Trillion Dollar Platinum Coin Just Might Work...


A Trillion-Dollar Coin Brings a Jackpot of Jests

What's up with the $1 trillion coin?