Hope and Change vs Reality : 33 Shocking Facts

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Mark Levin read this the other night on his radio show. Let the below stand on its own merit, not whether you like Mark Levin or not (who I think is a very bright constitutional layer) In light of the gov't shut down mess, I wanted to bring this up for food for thought.

While the below is primarily aimed at Obama, I will throw both dems and repubs into the same bucket - they aren't fixing our problems.

If you go to the article, it will state that "The cold, hard reality of the matter is that the U.S. economy has been steadily declining for over a decade,"

So this mess is a repub and dem mess - it has only accelerated under Obama. While many will rejoice that the default issue is behind us, with these facts below, are we not just delaying the eventual default that must happen if we don't take drastic measures to reign in spending. As Reagan use to say, the problem isn't too little taxing but too much spending. While it is true, I think Obama is one of the worse presidents ever, (for so many reasons - not just policies - he's a divider, ideologue, Chicago thug politician etc) I don't put the blame just on him - our 2 parties have failed us, they don't pass budgets, they kick cans down the road and debt to our grandkids.

Perhaps our economic collapse is apart of the plan to 'fundamentally transform America". By the below, it appears to we are well on our way.

While we can cherry pic some of the below, the overall trend is discouraging to say the least.

 

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-08-21/33-shocking-facts-which-show-how-badly-economy-has-tanked-under-obama

 

#1 When Barack Obama entered the White House, 60.6 percent of working age Americans had a job. Today, only 58.7 percent of working age Americans have a job.

#2 Since Obama has been president, seven out of every eight jobs that have been "created" in the U.S. economy have been part-time jobs.

#3 The number of full-time workers in the United States is still nearly 6 million below the old record that was set back in 2007.

#4 It is hard to believe, but an astounding 53 percent of all American workers now make less than $30,000 a year.

#5 40 percent of all workers in the United States actually make less than what a full-time minimum wage worker made back in 1968.

#6 When the Obama era began, the average duration of unemployment in this country was 19.8 weeks. Today, it is 36.6 weeks.

#7 During the first four years of Obama, the number of Americans "not in the labor force" soared by an astounding 8,332,000. That far exceeds any previous four year total.

#8 According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the middle class is taking home a smaller share of the overall income pie than has ever been recorded before.

#9 When Obama was elected, the homeownership rate in the United States was 67.5 percent. Today, it is 65.0 percent. That is the lowest that it has been in 18 years.

#10 When Obama entered the White House, the mortgage delinquency rate was 7.85 percent. Today, it is 9.72 percent.

#11 In 2008, the U.S. trade deficit with China was 268 billion dollars. Last year, it was 315 billion dollars.

#12 When Obama first became president, 12.5 million Americans had manufacturing jobs. Today, only 11.9 million Americans have manufacturing jobs.

#13 Median household income in America has fallen for four consecutive years. Overall, it has declined by over $4000 during that time span.

#14 The poverty rate has shot up to 16.1 percent. That is actually higher than when the War on Poverty began in 1965.

#15 During Obama's first term, the number of Americans on food stamps increased by an average of about 11,000 per day.

#16 When Barack Obama entered the White House, there were about 32 million Americans on food stamps. Today, there are more than 47 million Americans on food stamps.

#17 At this point, more than a million public school students in the United States are homeless. This is the first time that has ever happened in our history. That number has risen by 57 percent since the 2006-2007 school year.

#18 When Barack Obama took office, the average price of a gallon of regular gasoline was $1.85. Today, it is $3.53.

#19 Electricity bills in the United States have risen faster than the overall rate of inflation for five years in a row.

#20 Health insurance costs have risen by 29 percent since Barack Obama became president, and Obamacare is going to make things far worse.

#21 The United States has fallen in the global economic competitiveness rankings compiled by the World Economic Forum for four years in a row.

#22 According to economist Tim Kane, the following is how the number of startup jobs per 1000 Americans breaks down by presidential administration...

Bush Sr.: 11.3

Clinton: 11.2

Bush Jr.: 10.8

Obama: 7.8

#23 In 2008, that total amount of student loan debt in this country was 440 billion dollars. At this point, it has shot up to about a trillion dollars.

#24 According to one recent survey, 76 percent of all Americans are living paycheck to paycheck.

#25 During Obama's first term, the number of Americans collecting federal disability insurance rose by more than 18 percent.

#26 The total amount of money that the federal government gives directly to the American people has grown by 32 percent since Barack Obama became president.

#27 According to the Survey of Income and Program Participation conducted by the U.S. Census, well over 100 million Americans are enrolled in at least one welfare program run by the federal government.

#28 As I wrote about the other day, American households are now receiving more money directly from the federal government than they are paying to the government in taxes.

#29 Under Barack Obama, the velocity of money (a very important indicator of economic health) has plunged to a post-World War II low.

#30 At the end of 2008, the Federal Reserve held $475.9 billion worth of U.S. Treasury bonds. Today, Fed holdings of U.S. Treasury bonds have skyrocketed past the 2 trillion dollar mark.

#31 When Barack Obama was first elected, the U.S. debt to GDP ratio was under 70 percent. Today, it is up to 101 percent.

#32 During Obama's first term, the federal government accumulated more new debt than it did under the first 42 U.S presidents combined.

#33 When you break it down, the amount of new debt accumulated by the U.S. government during Obama's first term comes to approximately $50,521 for every single household in the United States. Are you able to pay your share?

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When I was a kid the neighbor's house started on fire during the middle of the day while everyone was at school or work.

 

I still haven't forgiven the fire department for that fire.

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this thread isn't gonna end well lol

[sd'sker]

Mark Levin read this the other night on his radio show. Let the below stand on its own merit, not whether you like Mark Levin or not (who I think is a very bright constitutional layer)

if you know me, you know i have nothing but respect for constitutional layers.

[sd'sker]

When I was a kid the neighbor's house started on fire during the middle of the day while everyone was at school or work.

 

I still haven't forgiven the fire department for that fire.

what we would need to know would be the projection of those numbers before obama took office and then we would have a worthwhile comparison.

 

but then again:

You can't rate a pres until he is out of office .

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[carlfense]

Let the below stand on its own merit, not whether you like Mark Levin or not (who I think is a very bright constitutional layer)

Which of Levin's legal arguments lead you to that conclusion? I think that he's a very successful media personality. As far as his constitutional law skills . . . ???

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this thread isn't gonna end well lol

 

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this thread isn't gonna end well lol

 

 

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Wait for it:

 

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