Looks like we are near hitting the same figures as the Great Depression. Only this time denial is not just a river in egypt, its the government official report.
Work makes free...
At least FDR put people to work in the CCC and the WPA. The former got a lot of kids out of the cities and doing hard labor. Lots of make-work jobs with the latter, but also many miles of sidewalks, much of which is still there. What Obama didnt want was for his supporters to feel the pain of his poor. inadequate policies.
And the tax increases haven't even hit yet. Obomacare will be the straw that broke the camels back. "Health Care" will be the least of our worries.