Zach Frechette
To add some perspective to the current bank bailout situation, this infographic shows how our one-time crisis expenditures of the past year compare to large, one-time expenditures of the past (like the moon landing, or the Louisianna Purchase). Yikes. And yes, this is adjusted for inflation.
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