An easy way to visualize big amounts of money is to convert them into smaller, more familiar units.
How many passenger jets could you buy with the U.S. budget deficit? And how many times your own apartment? Try and compare different units below, or add your own.
This prototype was designed for local use on my MacBook Pro Retina 15-inch on Firefox. It was not optimized for other devices and browsers. Please keep that in mind when using this prototype.