Word: billion
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Already the government has given sixty dollars to every ex-soldier, sailor, and marine; to finance any of the other proposed schemes would require at least a billion dollars more. Federal taxes are staggeringly heavy now, and to try to float a new loan would be extremely inexpedient...
...between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one and two periods of two weeks each for every man when classed as a reservist. Although no definite amount of the cost of such a program was computed, it was estimated that the cost would be between three-quarters of a billion and one and one-half billions of dollars. "Our country," Mr. Roosevelt said, "is in no condition at present to stand an expenditure amounting to one and one-half billions...
...Bank announces that its resources now exceed one billion dollars. This is a new record for any bank in the Western Hemisphere. New branches are constantly being started, enabling students to advance in new fields when assigned...