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The amount the federal government has spent bailing out corporate America as a result of the latest financial crisis, according to CNBC. That’s more money, adjusted for inflation, than all the money spent on World War II. Check out their horrifying slideshow of what else it’s worth more than. Some examples include: The New Deal, the Vietnam War, the Panama Canal, and all the money ever spent on NASA.

The Treasury Asset Relief Program (TARP), aka the infamous “$700 bn. bailout,” is itself worth more than any other U.S. government endeavor dating back to the Louisiana Purchase. Via Think Progress.