000,000,000.00

[unhappycamper]

So what can you buy with a billion dollars?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kia_Design_and_Manufacturing_Facilities#Kia_Motors_Manufacturing_Georgia_.28KMMG.29



United States: Officially Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia (KMMG), Kia's plant in West Point, Georgia, is capable of producing 300,000 cars annually[18] for the North American and global markets. At an initial cost of $1 billion (US)[18] the facility comprises 2.2 million-square-feet[18] on more than 2,200 acres (8.9 km2) of land[18] near Interstate 85.[19] The facility currently manufactures the second generation Sorento and the 2011–present Kia Optima.[20]

In addition to four main areas (stamping, welding, paint and assembly), the facility also includes a transmission shop, module shop and a two-mile (3 km) test track.[18] The assembly area features more than a half mile of height-adjustable conveyors and wood flooring.


Back to my original question: So what can you buy with a billion dollars?

$1,000,000,000 would buy a Littoral Combat Ship and still have $400,000,000 left over.

$1,000,000,000 would buy less than half of a B-2 bomber.

$1,000,000,000 would buy two (2) F-22 fighters with $150,000,000 left over.

$1,000,000,000 would buy four (4) F-35 fighters.

$1,000,000,000 would buy almost ten (10) MV-22 Ospreys.

$1,000,000,000 would buy slightly more than half (55%) of an Aegis-class destroyer.

$1,000,000,000 would buy less than one fifth (1/5) of a Zumwalt-class destroyer.

$1,000,000,000 is a small down payment on a Ford-class aircraft carrier.

[rock]

1. You know, without that "1", a billion dollars is

just a string of zeroes.