Since Obama took office: - the GDP was -8% and today it's 2.2+% (it'd be over 3.2 if not for all the gov't layoffs in state/local -- particularly teachers) - the DOW was <7000K and now it's over 10K - the Recovery Act provided ~4million jobs (according to the CBO) - over 26 straight months of private sector growth, producing over 4 million jobs - rescue of the auto industry succeeded in saving over a million jobs; GM on top; Chrysler's 1Q '12 results showed earnings up over 25% - manufacturing jobs have increased to pre 2004 levels - US home sales rose 3.4% in April 12 from March - federal spending is down for the 1st time in 40 years - taxes cut for every working American - taxes cut for small businesses 18x - $200 billion in tax relief and incentives for small business - exports are up over 30%; exports to Western Hemisphere up over 40% - 3 international trade deals signed with S. Korea, Panama and Columbia - Affordable Care Act signed(the health care system in the US is decimating American middle class) - Ledbetter Act signed - added ~ 900 border patrol officers - out of Iraq - killed bin Laden
On Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 12:35 PM, Gruss Gott <[email protected]> wrote: > > Despite the fact I'm probably voting for him (regretfully), I find the list > below interesting for this reason: > > If real wages aren't rising in our country (for ~30 years) and the middle > class is being gutted, then the 1%ers MUST fill the wage gap somehow. > > Both parties have clearly decided to do that by allowing bad loans, growing > govt benefits, and paying for it all by borrowing from China. And have been > doing so for at least 20 years. > > So this isn't a contest of policy, it's a contest of blame: do you like to > complain about high benefits or low taxes? > > Because either way you're going to get the same policy until we can't borrow > any longer and the economy collapses or things get suddenly and sharply > painful. > > Might be in your lifetime, might not. Probably will be in the next 10 years. > > -------------------------------------- > http://www.yolohub.com/economy/70-facts-president-obama-doesnt-want-you-to-know > The following are 70 facts that Barack Obama does not want you to see . > > $3.59 - When Barack Obama entered the White House, the average price of a > gallon of gasoline was $1.85. Today, it is$3.59. > > 22 - It is hard to believe, but today the poverty rate for children living in > the United States is a whopping 22 percent. > > 23 - According to U.S. Representative Betty Sutton, an average of 23 > manufacturing facilities permanently shut down in the United States every > single day during 2010. > > 30 - Back in 2007, about 10 percent of all unemployed Americans had been out > of work for 52 weeks or longer. Today, that number is above 30 percent. > > 32 - The amount of money that the federal government gives directly to > Americans has increased by 32 percent since Barack Obama entered the White > House. > > 35 - U.S. housing prices are now down a total of 35 percent from the peak of > the housing bubble. > > 40 - The official U.S. unemployment rate has been above 8 percent for 40 > months in a row. > > 42 - According to one survey, 42 percent of all American workers are > currently living paycheck to paycheck. > > 48 - Shockingly, at this point 48 percent of all Americans are either > considered to be low income or are living in poverty. > > 49 - Today, an astounding 49.1 percent of all Americans live in a home where > at least one person receives benefits from the government. > > 53 - Last year, an astounding 53 percent of all U.S. college graduates under > the age of 25 were either unemployed or underemployed. > > 60 - According to a recent Gallup poll, only 60 percent of all Americans say > that they have enough money to live comfortably. > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:352669 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
