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What you could buy with $916 million *cough cough, Donald Trump*

The New York Times published an article releasing Donald Trump's supposed 1995 tax records, which indicated a $916 million loss that could have allowed him to avoid paying federal income taxes for 18 years. You can do a lot with $916 million. 

To put this massive amount of money in perspective, check out this graph comparing Trump's reported loss to some well-known items and people.

What else could you buy with $916 million? Well, you could:

  • ~Make it rain~ all over the state of California and solve their ongoing drought crisis

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  • Buy 254,000 VIP tickets to a Beyonce concert (they cost $3,600 for a front-row seat in Houston)

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Hold up. Combined, there are 22,193 faculty and undergraduate students at UNC, which means you could buy every faculty member and undergraduate student 11 VIP tickets to Beyonce. Bey-lieve it. Sorry, don't think that will be happening anytime soon. You could say Best Thing I Never Had

  • Buy 704 rolls of 22-karat gold toilet paper  

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You could wipe your butt with gold for the next couple of years with $916 million.

The Notorious B.I.G said it best: "Mo' Money, Mo' Problems." Who would have thought they were talking about the 2016 Presidential election? 

@tessbettinsoli

swerve@dailytarheel.com

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