What happened to this video about Economic Spending?

Asked by contempl8t (4

) April 24th, 2009

Please help me find this video. It shows an animated graph of someone jumping off a cliff. We see how much WWII cost compared to the Space Race, compared to the new deal, and finally compared to the stimulus package. For the life of me, I can’t find it.

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I believe you may be hunting for this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZsY1rFr_yw&feature=related

Here’s one that I believe describes what has happened in a way that many people not versed in macro-economics may understand. It is also hillarious. My favorite:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPHUtFxaJ8M&feature=player_embedded

This one is fraught with provacative propaganda, but there is a lot of truth in it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAWL8gIwvz4&feature=related

These bar graphs from a reputable source show the actual cost of the bailouts compared to other events in American history:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2DePAZe2gA/STAqqdE8CfI/AAAAAAAAGks/WrursaMDRIM/s1600-h/expend.png

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