For a family of four, that's the $64 thousand dollar bullet point that they should be considering when the coming election comes around.
Oh, right, the blame game - it's Bush's fault, I inherited the economy claims Obama. It's Congress that is holding up the recovery... Senator Obama voted to put a cap of 2.1 trillion dollars of deficit, which he said at the time anticipated a downturn in the economy. He's more than doubled it - tripled or more if you start counting the off the books debt that is being shuffled around by the Fed.
Fully one third of the entire national debt came into existence on Obama’s watch, yet it's Bush's fault. One half of the GDP in government IOUs. Come November, that debt will be over 6 trillion, with a possible 7 trillion total in debt before Obama finishes his term in office.
Quick, let's look at Romney's attack on this... Oh, right, I keep forgetting, he's trying not to attack Obama on spending, because if he does, he might have his own hands tied in bettering Obama’s record at slapping up the national deficit.
Of all the times, we desperately need someone to step up to the plate and explain to the American people just how bad off Obama’s made this nation - not just for today, or tomorrow, but for generations as we service this debt. And in the process, put the fire to Romney's feet to force his hand into actually seeking a smaller government footprint.
Hire Newtie.