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Barbara Baldwin/Planet Money Flickr Pool

The economic crisis invades Mardi Gras.

Barbara Baldwin added this picture from Mardi Gras to our Flickr pool. She writes:

The Krewe d'Etat throws a satirical parade - the theme of the parade this year was "The Dictator goes to Broadway", but the economy was a big part of the parade. The title of this float was "Brother Can you Spare a Trillion?" Here's a close up of the top of the float - the fat cats are parachuting, and there's 70 trillion flowing out of a bucket.