Comments on: The federal budget, rescaled http://terrytao.wordpress.com/2009/05/04/the-federal-budget-rescaled/ Updates on my research and expository papers, discussion of open problems, and other maths-related topics. By Terence Tao Fri, 24 May 2013 10:08:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: The Learning Network: Lesson Plan | Understanding the Mathematics of the Fiscal Cliff | Easy Nulled Script http://terrytao.wordpress.com/2009/05/04/the-federal-budget-rescaled/#comment-197454 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 06:49:47 +0000 http://terrytao.wordpress.com/?p=2112#comment-197454 [...] the Budget to Household Size: The world-famous mathematician Terence Tao suggests rescaling federal budget numbers by converting $ 100 million to $ 3. This has the effect of scaling the entire federal budget of $ [...]

]]> By: Lesson Plan | Understanding the Mathematics of the Fiscal Cliff - NYTimes.com http://terrytao.wordpress.com/2009/05/04/the-federal-budget-rescaled/#comment-197291 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:47:51 +0000 http://terrytao.wordpress.com/?p=2112#comment-197291 [...] the Budget to Household Size: The world-famous mathematician Terence Tao suggests rescaling federal budget numbers by converting $100 million to $3. This has the effect of scaling the entire federal budget of $3.54 [...]

]]> By: Size of the Federal Budget | Admiral Hornblower http://terrytao.wordpress.com/2009/05/04/the-federal-budget-rescaled/#comment-182834 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:02:52 +0000 http://terrytao.wordpress.com/?p=2112#comment-182834 [...] another important topic that bewilders most of us because of the gigantic numbers involved. In an illuminating blog post, the mathematician Terry Tao brings those numbers down to size by converting them to their [...]

]]> By: Visualizing Vastness - NYTimes.com http://terrytao.wordpress.com/2009/05/04/the-federal-budget-rescaled/#comment-182515 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 01:01:46 +0000 http://terrytao.wordpress.com/?p=2112#comment-182515 [...] another important topic that bewilders most of us because of the gigantic numbers involved. In an illuminating blog post, the mathematician Terry Tao brings those numbers down to size by converting them to their [...]

]]> By: human mathematics http://terrytao.wordpress.com/2009/05/04/the-federal-budget-rescaled/#comment-120679 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:12:13 +0000 http://terrytao.wordpress.com/?p=2112#comment-120679 Terence, the CBO links are now 404′ed. :(

]]> By: human mathematics http://terrytao.wordpress.com/2009/05/04/the-federal-budget-rescaled/#comment-120497 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:19:26 +0000 http://terrytao.wordpress.com/?p=2112#comment-120497 Actually, thinking about the 9 people as an extended family (not necessarily even living under the same roof) makes the thought experiment quite clearer.

]]> By: human mathematics http://terrytao.wordpress.com/2009/05/04/the-federal-budget-rescaled/#comment-120476 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:48:39 +0000 http://terrytao.wordpress.com/?p=2112#comment-120476 Also, the difference between 7, 6, and 5 family members working would be pretty significant.

If you think the family is “too big”, you could say that they are caring for 1-2 grandparents, who don’t work.

]]> By: California http://terrytao.wordpress.com/2009/05/04/the-federal-budget-rescaled/#comment-78950 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:54:42 +0000 http://terrytao.wordpress.com/?p=2112#comment-78950 [...] absoluto, el mundo de los números (ni siquiera la política económica de EE UU le es ajena: http://terrytao.wordpress.com/2009/05/04/the-federal-budget-rescaled/).  Terrence Tao es el Mozart de las matemáticas; como dicen muchos de quienes lo conocen: “si [...]

]]> By: jsk http://terrytao.wordpress.com/2009/05/04/the-federal-budget-rescaled/#comment-51738 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 01:49:52 +0000 http://terrytao.wordpress.com/?p=2112#comment-51738 All the latest Federal Budget News http://www.2012federalbudget.com

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