▲ 843 ▼ IRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USA (talkingpointsmemo.com) submitted 1 year ago by PortoPeople@lemm.ee to c/politics@lemmy.world 93 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] ActionBasto@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (2 children) none of your examples make sense. "trillion" has more gravity than "billion" in headlines. simple as that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] outdated2139@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Most people have a hard time envisioning large numbers so half a larger number has more gravity than x of a smaller number. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago Well the former is the reason "half" doesn't work as well. Trillion, Quintillion, Zillion, it has less impact. permalink fedilink source parent [–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago Wrong. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] outdated2139@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Most people have a hard time envisioning large numbers so half a larger number has more gravity than x of a smaller number. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago Well the former is the reason "half" doesn't work as well. Trillion, Quintillion, Zillion, it has less impact. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago Well the former is the reason "half" doesn't work as well. Trillion, Quintillion, Zillion, it has less impact. permalink fedilink source parent