They should say each zero (21)

I think elected officials should have to say every zero in a spending/budget number rather than million, billion, or trillion:

The government plans to issue $2 trillion in new bonds this year to finance economic and financial rescues.

That's $2,000,000,000,000.00.

So if I were King they'd say Two, zero zero zero, zero zero zero, zero zero zero, zero zero zero and zero zero cents.

Maybe then our overlords would take these number a little more seriously.