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Obama--The Numbers Don't Lie
Townhall.com ^ | October 10, 2011 | Lurita Doan

Posted on 10/10/2011 4:37:14 AM PDT by Kaslin

Listening to President Obama speak to the Congressional Black Caucus about his past 32 months in office, two bizarre facts become apparent. First, Obama seems to believe that his policies and efforts have been successful. Second, Obama thinks we need to continue down the same path, that he "stood up for a different vision and did what was right. The future rewards those who press on."

Sadly, it would seem that our President is not merely wrong, but delusional. Let’s take a look at what Obama’s policies have actually produced.

Largest wealth destruction in American history: Net Wealth Lost 2009-2011 --$8.7 Trillion

Highest sustained Unemployment in decades: 9.1%

Brutal Unemployment for minorities: Black Americans : 16.7%

Unprecedented Unemployment: Black Teenage Americans :46.5%

Historic loss in American credit: U.S. Credit Rating drops to: AA-plus

Historic jump in Number of people in U.S. on Foodstamps : 45.8 Trillion

Quixotic investment in mythic Green Jobs : $80 billion

· Supposed Number of Green Jobs Created : 255,000

· Approximate Cost of each Green Job: $313,725.50

Stimulus Program: TARP : $475 Billion

Stimulus Program: Shovel Ready projects : $787 Billion

Stimulus Programs: Cash for Clunkers : $3 billion

Stimulus Programs: Cash for Caulkers : $10 Billion

Changes in Unemployment after $1.5 Trillion of government stimulus: +3% change

Averaged cost of a gallon of gas : $3.45 +$1.25 change

New Regulations 2009-2011 : 75 Major New Regulations, 1,827 Rules Amended

Executive Orders signed by Obama : 96

Cost of New Regulations : + $1.75 Trillion annually

Public Debt : $18.8 Trillion

2012 Federal Budget Proposed by Obama : $3.73 Trillion

Percentage of Americans that pay no taxes: 51%

Percentage of Federal Spending required from borrowing: 40%

Percentage of Government Spending on Entitlements: 60%

Number of Obama proposals to limit entitlement spending: ZERO

By any measure, President Obama’s economic policies and leadership have produced an unambiguous tale of woe. Not once has a single Obama policy produced the anticipated or promised benefits. Moreover, these many policies have made existing problems much worse.

During Obama's presidency, Americans have lost a collective $8 trillion in national wealth. Even now, his policies continue to crush business development, rob the prudent of their savings, and continue the awful trend of blaming others for his own inexperience and his policy mistakes. Perhaps the saddest fact of all is that President Obama believes that these failures represent success.



TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial
KEYWORDS: insanity; lottoplayer; numbers
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To: Kaslin
The future rewards those who press on."

If, by "The future rewards those who press on", you mean "The future rewards those who help elect others to pick the taxpayers' pockets and divvy the money up accordingly".

21 posted on 10/10/2011 5:36:20 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: Kaslin

Obama is a bigger disaster for this country than was 9/11. Not even close.


22 posted on 10/10/2011 5:52:47 AM PDT by safetysign
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To: Kaslin

Later


23 posted on 10/10/2011 5:57:34 AM PDT by I_be_tc
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To: Kaslin

Thanks I need this to inform die-hard Obuggery hangers on.


24 posted on 10/10/2011 6:01:14 AM PDT by DarthVader (That which supports Barack Hussein Obama must be sterilized and there are NO exceptions!)
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To: mc5cents

Have to be careful....

The Hussein Heads at Snopes could put this up as is and call the whole thing false to support their messiah.

The Peas of Sh!t Snopes mill puts out around 300 Hussein-lovin’ articles A DAY for their hero.


25 posted on 10/10/2011 6:05:06 AM PDT by treetopsandroofs (Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
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To: Straight8
Trillion is the new billion.

LOL Post of the day.

26 posted on 10/10/2011 6:11:52 AM PDT by central_va ( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: F15Eagle

Yeah, sent tingled all up my leg.
Horse crap.


27 posted on 10/10/2011 7:44:08 AM PDT by Joe Boucher (FUBO)
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