What does $700 billion buy?

• It's almost half the money the American Society of Civil Engineers says we need to get our infrastructure in "good" condition

• It would pay for the college educations of almost 9 million students

• It's enough to build 35-thousand new schools

• It would fund 10 years worth of universal health care under Senator Obama's plan

• It's enough to buy every NFL team 20 times over

• Divide $700 billion by the median price of a home — $203-thousand — and the government could buy almost 3.5 million homes. That's more homes than are currently in default.