The total price tag of the stimulus plan being pushed through congress by President Obama has yet to be finalized, but it seems to be settling in near $800 Billion.  A number like $800,000,000,000.00 is difficult to comprehend, so I decided to look at it in a more tangible way.  Here’s the value of the stimulus in terms of Ford Mustangs, in their many shapes and sizes.

Hot Wheels Mustangs

Amazon has this 5 pack of Hot Wheels Mustangs available for $16.99.  At that price, the stimulus could be used to buy 20 of these 5 packs, or 100 Hot Wheels Mustangs, for every child in the entire world.

Power Wheels Mustang

Also available from Amazon is the Power Wheels Mustang.  At $304.39, the stimulus could alternatively send one of these to every child in the world.  Perhaps a split between Hot Wheels and Power Wheels would bring the most joy to the kids.

My First Mustang

My first car was a 1988 Mustang.  It wasn’t fancy, but “Betsy” and I made some great memories together.  She cost $1800 (in 1995) , but to me was priceless.  I thought she was one of a kind, but at that price, the stimulus could be used to buy two for every adult in the United States.

2009 GT500

photo credit: NesAn92

The 2009 Ford Mustang GT500 has an MSRP of $43,125.  Imagine all the jobs that would be created in Detroit if they used the stimulus for these.  With $800 Billion, they could buy one for every single person in the entire New York metro area.

1965 Shelby GT 350R

A 1965 Shelby GT 350R recently sold at action for $775,000.  Even at that incredible price, the stimulus could be used to buy over a million of them, or one for every person in Dallas-Ft. Worth.  Of course, only 35 of this model were made, so availability might be a bit of an issue.