Katrina victim sues U.S. for $3 quadrillion

[IDemo]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22571349/

Federal government hit with 489,000 damage claims after hurricane

Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS - Hurricane Katrina's victims have put a price tag on their suffering and it is staggering — including one plaintiff seeking the unlikely sum of $3 quadrillion.

The total number — $3,014,170,389,176,410 — is the dollar figure so far sought from some 489,000 claims filed against the federal government over damage from the failure of levees and flood walls following the Aug. 29, 2005, hurricane.

Of the total number of claims, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it has received 247 for at least $1 billion apiece, including the one for $3 quadrillion.

"That's the mother of all high numbers," said Loren Scott, a Baton Rouge-based economist. For the sake of perspective: A mere $1 quadrillion would dwarf the U.S. gross domestic product, which Scott said was $13.2 trillion in 2007. A stack of one quadrillion pennies would reach Saturn.


"Is that greater than a brazillion?"

[Xipe Totec]

1. It's a number so large, you have to Googleplex for it (nt)

[Systematic Chaos]

2. That does it! We need t0rt r3r0rm!

I'm series!

And an end to all friviless lawsuites!

And no trial loyers for prez!

:freak:


Total :sarcasm: btw, although suing anyone for quadrillions is a bit retarded. :eyes:

[ProdigalJunkMail]

3. 230xGDP...nice n/t

[truedelphi]

4. Probably easy to come up with once we harvest all that

Iraqi Oil, Right?

<sarcasm intended>

[ProdigalJunkMail]

6. more likely be able to make it up with the devaluation of the dollar

i think we should be able to get a loaf of bread for about that pretty soon...

sP

[Javaman]

5. Cool they jumped right over a trillion...

good, because a trillion was so out of date now anyway.

This one goes to 11!