Happy Holidays! On December 10, the Treasury Department announced that the U.S. government ran more than a $56 billion deficit for November. Since it’s the holiday season, today’s Breaking it Down will take a further look at what you could buy with $56 billion.
- Buy Each Item Mentioned In Every Verse Of “The 12 Days Of Christmas” Song – 481,625 Times Over. According to CBS News, “Buyers looking to purchase all the items each time they were mentioned in the song — 364 that is — would spend $116,273, a modest 1.4 percent increase from a year.”
- 5.6 Million Of The World’s Most Expensive, And Possibly Most Hideous, Christmas Trees. According to CNBC, “As we get closer to the big day, panicky shoppers become increasingly willing to shell out cash for that ideal gift, turkey or ornament. But would you be happy to hand over nearly $10,000 for a Christmas tree? Spotted by offbeat news website BoingBoing, a vendor on Amazon.com is offering a pre-lit artificial pink Christmas tree for $9,993.50. Boasting such features as “flame-retardant needles’, ‘110 branch tips’ and 70 pink bulbs, the tree will be shipped to you ready to assemble in “one piece for easy set-up.’”
- 1.6 Million Luxury 6-Foot Tall Imperial Cocktail Shakers. According to Today.com, the Tanquery No. Ten Imperial Shaker is a “6-foot tall Imperial Shaker oozes authenticity, from its cast iron, brass, copper and silver materials to the elliptical shake created by the crank. Not only do you get a one-year supply of Tanqueray No. Ten, but you also get a personal cocktail education session for up to 20 guests with a Tanqueray mixology expert is included. Forget going out for cocktails anymore, you’re set. Price: $35,000.”
- 589,473 Limited Edition 100th Anniversary Maseratis. According to Today.com, the 100th anniversary limited-edition Maserati Ghibli S Q4 is “named after the North African wind. The twin-turbo engine (produced in collaboration with Ferrari) catapults you from 0 to 60 in 4.7 seconds, and has all-wheel drive. The car is one of 100 vehicles built to mark the Italian car company’s 100th anniversary. Price: $95,000.”
