The cost of the 2012 election will top a record $6 billion, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. If you find it difficult to visualize that figure, here are a few other ways to think about what $6 billion could buy:
— 30 million iPhone 5s;
— 3,000 New York City subway cars;
— 200 F-15 fighter jets;
— 981 public elementary schools;
— 15,503 Lamborghini Aventadors;
— 451 small hospitals;
— 545,454 1-carat Tiffany diamond engagement rings;
— 18 million iPad minis;
— 1 year of lunches for 11 million public school students;
— 4 Burj Khalifa skyscrapers (the world's tallest building).
— 3,000 New York City subway cars;
— 200 F-15 fighter jets;
— 981 public elementary schools;
— 15,503 Lamborghini Aventadors;
— 451 small hospitals;
— 545,454 1-carat Tiffany diamond engagement rings;
— 18 million iPad minis;
— 1 year of lunches for 11 million public school students;
— 4 Burj Khalifa skyscrapers (the world's tallest building).
And one more way to look at it: $6 billion could pay off less than 1 percent (0.67 percent, actually) of the projected 2013 federal deficit.
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