I saw a news article that the total worldwide debt is $150 trillion. Wow. Just...wow.
Another article (I got curious) says that the worldwide wealth (all forms) is $291 trillion. Of that, I suppose that $150 trillion in debt shows up as an asset, too, so maybe the net worth of the whole world is about $140 trillion. (?)
The numbers are so high that they become meaningless.
To compare, there are 3 trillion trees on Earth. If you valued each tree at $5, you'd have a visual representation (sort of) of the value of all that is (in economic terms).
I just thought it was interesting.
