RE: mastodon.social/@augieray/1162…
the French created the concept of the million; so every doble or treble is based on a million.
in French, Spanish, German, and UK English until Thatcher, a billion is a million millions; a trillion, a million billions.
NOT SO IN USA ENGLISH. the gringolarchy DEVALUED the billion during the Gilded era to look richer on paper.
TO THIS DAY, THERE ARE NO BILLIONAIRES IN FRENCH, SPANISH OR GERMAN.
with Trump’s #MAGA economics, USA banks may have to normalize the billion to LOWER THE DEFICIT.
It's tough to keep up on the flood of news, but don't lose sight of what Trump is doing to our economy and finances. Headlines from the last couple of days:Trump promised his economic policies would erase the deficit. Instead, the national debt surpassed a record $39 trillion last week. It hit $38 trillion five months ago and $37 trillion two months before that.
apnews.com/article/us-national…1/3
