What would $1 billion in losses be in "todays" dollars?

[Cattledog]

That was a hell of a lot of $$$$$$ for the late 80s early 90s.

[DonaldsRump]

1. $1,944,927,314.46

Using 1990 as the base year.

[link:https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/|

[secondwind]

3. WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dsc]

5. so that is the lower bound given when these returns are from

though I guess much of the losses were in 89 and 90 so it is likely a reasonably close estimate.

[Funtatlaguy]

6. Could you break that down in porn star payments?

[JHB]

7. Just under 14,961 Stormy Units

Based on the inflation-adjusted estimate above.

[brooklynite]

8. How much is that per Scaramucci?

[Funtatlaguy]

9. Wow, that's a lot of golden showers 🚿.

[JHB]

11. A golden cloudburst...

...which is what he got from the Russians, in several senses.

[madaboutharry]

2. $1 in 1990 would be $1.94 in 2019.

You can calculate inflation here:

https://www.usinflationcalculator.com

So in today's money it is nearly double.

[hlthe2b]

4. 1980's dollar to today: $3.275 billion

https://www.dollartimes.com/inflation/inflation.php?amount=1000000&year=1980

[imanamerican63]

10. In Trump's world?

100 billion rubles!