You could buy
You can buy one of the following:
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Taxpayer funding of UK political parties
Yearly spending for policy development for £2 million (kn17,670 thousand) from electoral_comission -
Enough gold leaf to cover an American football field
Cover an American football field with a single layer of gold leaf for US$2,879 thousand (kn16,580 thousand) from amazon
Buy all billionaires
You can buy each US-dollar billionaire one of the following items:
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duck islands
Cost of a floating duck island, claimed as an expense by Conservative MP, Peter Viggers. for £1,645 (kn14,530) from wikipedia
Shopping list
You can buy all of the following:
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2 thousand Tubs of Passion Natural Water-Based Lubricant
55 gallons of lube for US$1,495 (kn8,610) from source -
1 A life-sized human made of butter
A life-sized human made of butter for £313.60 (kn2,770) -
1 Housing benefit
Average (mean) weekly housing benefit claim in the UK, July 2011 for £87.18 (kn770.10) from source -
2 thousand UK Black-and-White Television Licenses
1 Year black-and-white television license, 2011 for £49 (kn432.90) from bbc