B bearice Jul 23, 2011 #1 British system has 1 Trillion = 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 American system has 1 Trillion = 1,000,000,000,000 This is the reason British are richer and stronger than Americans and British pound is richer than US Dollar.
British system has 1 Trillion = 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 American system has 1 Trillion = 1,000,000,000,000 This is the reason British are richer and stronger than Americans and British pound is richer than US Dollar.
D Dragons Teeth Jul 24, 2011 #2 Quote from bearice: British system has 1 Trillion = 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 American system has 1 Trillion = 1,000,000,000,000 This is the reason British are richer and stronger than Americans and British pound is richer than US Dollar. More... The UK has moved towards the US representation of 12 zeros for trillions and 9 zeros for billions. I would argue that the US is in a better position for long term recovery than the UK at this moment.
Quote from bearice: British system has 1 Trillion = 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 American system has 1 Trillion = 1,000,000,000,000 This is the reason British are richer and stronger than Americans and British pound is richer than US Dollar. More... The UK has moved towards the US representation of 12 zeros for trillions and 9 zeros for billions. I would argue that the US is in a better position for long term recovery than the UK at this moment.
R RewriteQuran Jul 24, 2011 #3 UK's external debt to GDP ratio is 388% US's external debt to GDP ratio is 100% http://www.usdebtclock.org/world-debt-clock.html
UK's external debt to GDP ratio is 388% US's external debt to GDP ratio is 100% http://www.usdebtclock.org/world-debt-clock.html
