Can't get your head around $482 billion?

July 29, 2008 at 1:40AM

HERE'S WHAT IT COULD BUY

$1,585 for every man, woman and child in the United States.

$93,282 or so for every person in Minnesota.

577 stadiums at $835 million a piece, or the cost of the newly proposed Vikings stadium.

2,677 more films to the Batman franchise if each cost the same to make as The Dark Knight, $180 million.

2,262,910 houses at the U.S. median price of $213,000 for a single-family home.

2,060 bridges if each cost the same as Flatiron's contract to build the new 35W bridge, $234 million.

Source: Star Tribune news research team

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