red states rule
10-09-2012, 08:07 AM
Great article on the RNC webpage
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$46.2 Trillion:
Total Federal Spending Proposed By Obama’s FY2013 Budget Through 2022. (OMB (http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2013/assets/13msr.pdf), 7/27/12)
$25.4 Trillion:
Projected Federal Debt In 2022 Due To Obama’s Binge Spending. (OMB (http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2013/assets/13msr.pdf), 7/27/12)
$16.2 Trillion:
Current National Debt ($ 16,161,879,857,156 ). (U.S. Treasury Department (http://www.treasurydirect.gov/NP/BPDLogin?application=np), Accessed 10/8/12)
$9.2 Trillion:
Amount Obama’s FY2013 Budget Would Add To The Debt Through FY2022. (OMB (http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2013/assets/13msr.pdf), 7/27/12)
$6.4 Trillion:
Cumulative Deficits Over FY2013-2022. (OMB (http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2013/assets/13msr.pdf), 7/27/12)
$5.5 Trillion:
Added To The National Debt Since Obama Took Office. (U.S. Treasury Department (http://www.treasurydirect.gov/NP/BPDLogin?application=np), Accessed 10/8/12)
$5.3 Trillion:
Total Interest Payments On The National Debt Due To Obama’s Proposed Budget, FY2013-2022. (OMB (http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2013/assets/13msr.pdf), 7/27/12)
$2.6 Trillion:
True Cost Of ObamaCare Once Fully Implemented. (Office Of The Speaker Of The U.S. House Of Representatives, Report (http://www.speaker.gov/UploadedFiles/ObamaCareReport.pdf), 1/6/11)
$1.9 Trillion:
Higher Taxes In Obama’s Budget. (OMB (http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2013/assets/budget.pdf), 7/27/12)
$1.75 Trillion:
Annual Cost Of Federal Regulations. (Small Business Administration (http://archive.sba.gov/advo/research/rs371tot.pdf), September 2010)
$1.416 Trillion:
Federal Budget Deficit For FY2009 – Highest In U.S. History. (CBO (https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/119xx/doc11936/SeptemberMBR.pdf), 10/7/10)
$1.298 Trillion:
Federal Budget Deficit For FY2011 – Second Highest In U.S. History. (CBO (http://cbo.gov/ftpdocs/124xx/doc12461/2011_10_07_MBR.pdf), 10/7/11)
$1.294 Trillion:
Federal Budget Deficit For FY2010 – Third Highest In U.S. History. (CBO (https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/119xx/doc11936/SeptemberMBR.pdf), 10/7/10)
$1.18 Trillion:
Total Cost Of Obama’s First Stimulus With Interest. (CBO (http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/01-31-2012_Outlook.pdf), 1/31/12, CBO (http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/99xx/doc9970/1-27-RyanLetter-09stimulus.pdf), 1/27/09)
$1.15 Trillion:
American Debt Held By China. (U.S. Treasury Department (http://www.ustreas.gov/tic/mfh.txt), Accessed 10/8/12)
$1.090 Trillion:
Federal Budget Deficit For FY2012 – Fourth Highest In U.S. History. (CBO (http://cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/2012_09_MBR.pdf), 10/5/12)
$833 Billion:
Price Tag Of Obama’s First Failed Stimulus. (CBO (http://cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/08-23-2012-RecoveryAct.pdf) , 8/23/12)
$820 Billion:
Amount Of Taxes In ObamaCare. (CBO (http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/03-13-Coverage%20Estimates.pdf), 3/13/12;JCT (http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/03-13-Coverage%20Estimates.pdf), 6/15/12; CBO (http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/09-19-12-Indiv_Mandate_Penalty.pdf), 9/19/12)
$716 Billion:
Amount Of Medicare Cuts In ObamaCare. (Letter From Congressional Budget Office To Speaker John Boehner (http://cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/43471-hr6079.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_source=et&utm_content=http%3a%2f%2fcbo.gov%2fsites%2fdefault %2ffiles%2fcbofiles%2fattachments%2f43471-hr6079.pdf&utm_campaign=1615306_209305_RNC%20Research), 7/24/12)
$447 Billion:
Price Tag Of Obama’s Second Stimulus. (The White House (http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/09/08/fact-sheet-american-jobs-act), 9/8/11)
$347.1 Billion:
Debt Service Costs For Borrowing To Pay For Obama’s First Stimulus. (CBO (http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/99xx/doc9970/1-27-RyanLetter-09stimulus.pdf), 1/27/09)
$200 Billion:
Forecasted Decrease In Economic Output Due To Obama’s Proposed Tax Hikes. ( Ernst & Young LLP (http://waysandmeans.house.gov/UploadedFiles/EY_Study_Long-run_macroeconomic_impact_of_increasing_tax_rates_o n_high_income_taxpayers_in_2013__2012_07_16_FINAL. pdf), 7/12)
$187 Billion:
Taxpayer Funds For Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac. (ProPublica (http://projects.propublica.org/bailout/programs/10-preferred-stock-investments%60), Accessed 10/8/12)
$175 Billion:
Increased Spending In Obama’s Second Stimulus. (CBO (http://cbo.gov/ftpdocs/124xx/doc12462/s1549ReidLtr.pdf), 10/5/11)
$97.1 Billion:
Amount Of Regulatory Burden For 2012, At The Current Pace. (American Action Forum (http://americanactionforum.org/topic/week-regulation-october-1-5), 10/5/12)
$37.2 Billion:
Outstanding Government Investment In Bailouts Of Auto Industry. (Treasury Department (http://www.treasury.gov/initiatives/financial-stability/reports/Documents/August%202012%20Monthly%20Report.pdf), 9/10/12)
$25.5 Billion:
Amount Government Expects To Lose On Bailouts Of Auto Industry. (Treasury Department (http://www.treasury.gov/initiatives/financial-stability/reports/Documents/August%202012%20Monthly%20Report.pdf), 9/10/12)
$24 Billion:
Stimulus Funds Sent To Tax Cheats. (Government Accountability Office (http://link.sc.states.gop.com/?262-271-271-1-5977), April 2011)
$1.3 Billion:
Amount Taxpayers Will Not Recover From Bailout Of Chrysler. (FactCheck.org (http://factcheck.org/2011/06/chrysler-paid-in-full/), 6/6/11)
$535 Million:
Stimulus Loan To The Failed Solar Company Solyndra. (The Oakland Tribune, (http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/business&id=7763956) 11/4/10)
122.7 Million:
Amount Of Paperwork Burden Hours Imposed By Federal Government Regulations Since January 1, 2012. (American Action Forum (http://americanactionforum.org/topic/week-regulation-october-1-5), 10/5/12)
46.7 Million:
Record Number Of Americans Receiving Food Stamps. (Department Of Agriculture (http://www.fns.usda.gov/pd/29SNAPcurrPP.htm), 9/28/12)
23.2 Million:
Americans Unemployed, Underemployed Or Have Given Up Looking For Work. (Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf), Accessed 10/8/12)
$18 Million:
Cost Of The Stimulus Website Recovery.org. (ABC News’ The Note (http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2009/07/18m-being-spent-to-redesign-recoverygov-web-site.html), 7/8/09)
15.8 Million:
Adult Children Who Lived With Their Parents In 2010. (U.S. Census Bureau (http://www.census.gov/prod/2012pubs/p60-242.pdf), 6/12)
15.5 Million:
Adults Aged 25-34 That Lived With Their Parents In 2010. (U.S. Census Bureau (http://www.census.gov/prod/2012pubs/p60-242.pdf), 6/12)
12.1 Million:
Unemployed Americans. (Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf), Accessed 10/8/12)
8.6 Million:
Americans Working Part-Time For Economic Reasons. (Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf), Accessed 10/8/12)
$6.7 Million:
Cost Per A Job From Obama’s 1705 Stimulus Green Energy Loan Program. (Testimony Of Veronique De Rugy (http://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DeRugy-Testimony.pdf), 6/19/12)
5.5 Million:
As Of July 2012, Number Of Mortgages Either 30 Days Delinquent Or In Foreclosure. (Lender Processing Services (http://www.lpsvcs.com/LPSCorporateInformation/NewsRoom/Pages/20400924.aspx), 9/24/12)
1.65 Million:
Jobs Forecasted To Be Lost Due To New And Pending EPA Regulations. (NERA Economic Consulting (http://www.americaspower.org/sites/default/files/NERA_Four_Rule_Report_Sept_21.pdf), September 2011)
1.1 Million:
Jobless Seniors Who Have Been Unemployed For More Than Six Months. (Charles A. Jeszeck Testimony (http://www.gao.gov/assets/600/590882.pdf), 5/15/12)
1,035,000:
Construction Jobs Lost Since Obama Took Office. (Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf), Accessed 10/8/12)
802,000:
Discouraged Workers That Have Stopped Looking For Work. (Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf), Accessed 10/8/12)
710,000:
Jobs That Would Be Lost Due To Obama’s Proposed Tax Hikes. (Ernst & Young LLP (http://waysandmeans.house.gov/UploadedFiles/EY_Study_Long-run_macroeconomic_impact_of_increasing_tax_rates_o n_high_income_taxpayers_in_2013__2012_07_16_FINAL. pdf), 7/12)
610,000:
Manufacturing Jobs Lost Since Obama Took Office. (Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf), Accessed 10/8/12)
283,000:
Jobs Lost By Women Since Obama Took Office. (Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf), Accessed 10/8/12)
89,000:
The Number Of Stimulus Checks Sent To Dead Or Incarcerated People. ( The Wall Street Journal (http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2010/10/07/maybe-you-can-take-it-with-you-stimulus-checks-sent-to-the-dead), 10/7/10)
62,900:
Shortage Of Doctors By 2015 Due To ObamaCare. (The New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/29/health/policy/too-few-doctors-in-many-us-communities.html), 7/28/12)
61,000:
Jobs Lost Since Obama Took Office. (Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf), Accessed 10/8/12)
$52,347:
Your Share Of The National Debt. (U.S. Treasury Department (http://www.treasurydirect.gov/NP/NPGateway) Accessed 10/8/12; U.S. Census Bureau (http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/), Accessed 10/8/12)
45,696:
Pages Of New Rules Added To The Federal Register During Obama’s First Two Years In Office. ( Competitive Enterprise Institute (http://cei.org/sites/default/files/Wayne%20Crews%20-%2010,000%20Commandments%202011.pdf#page=16), 2011)
23,000:
The Number Of Jobs Obama Knew His Drilling Moratorium Would Kill. (The Wall Street Journal , (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704488404575441760384563880.html?m od=WSJ_hps_LEFTWhatsNews)8/21/10)
$17,927:
Increase In Your Share Of The National Debt Since Obama Took Office. (U.S. Treasury Department (http://www.treasurydirect.gov/NP/NPGateway) Accessed 10/8/12; U.S. Census Bureau (http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/), Accessed 10/8/12)
16,000:
Manufacturing Jobs Lost In September. (Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf), Accessed 10/8/12)
$15,745:
Average Cost Of Family Health Care Premiums, A $3,065 Increase Since Obama Took Office. (The Kaiser Family Foundation (http://ehbs.kff.org/pdf/2012/8345.pdf), 2012)
$15,500:
Annual Cost Per Household From Federal Regulations. (Small Business Administration (http://archive.sba.gov/advo/research/rs371tot.pdf), September 2010)
$10,585:
Cost Per Employee That Federal Regulations Place On Small Businesses. (Small Business Administration (http://archive.sba.gov/advo/research/rs371tot.pdf), September 2010)
$4,520:
Decline In Real Median Household Income Since Obama Took Office. (“Household Income Trends, August 2012,”Sentier Research (http://www.sentierresearch.com/reports/Sentier_Household_Income_Trends_Report_August2012_ 09_25_12.pdf) , 9/25/12)
3,700:
Number Of Tax Delinquents Who Received Stimulus Funds. (Government Accountability Office (http://link.sc.states.gop.com/?262-271-271-1-5977), April 2011)
2060:
Year Federal Spending Will Reach 50 Percent Of GDP. (CBO (http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/122xx/doc12212/2011_06_22_summary.pdf), 6/22/11)
2037:
Year That Federal Debt Will Reach 200 Percent Of GDP. (CBO (http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/122xx/doc12212/2011_06_22_summary.pdf), 6/22/11)
2036:
Year That The Social Security Trust Fund Will Be Exhausted. (The Trustees Of Social Security & Medicare (http://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Statistics-Trends-and-Reports/ReportsTrustFunds/Downloads/TR2012.pdf), 4/23/12)
2024:
Year That Medicare’s Trust Fund Will Be Exhausted. (The Trustees Of Social Security & Medicare (http://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Statistics-Trends-and-Reports/ReportsTrustFunds/Downloads/TR2012.pdf), 4/23/12)
1,722:
Number Of Waivers Granted To Unions And Businesses So That ObamaCare Would Not Outlaw Their Health Care Plans. (HHS.gov (http://cciio.cms.gov/resources/files/approved_applications_for_waiver.html), Accessed 10/8/12)
1,603:
Number Of Regulations That Would Impact Small Businesses Proposed By Obama Administration In First Two Years In Office. (Competitive Enterprise Institute (http://cei.org/sites/default/files/Wayne%20Crews%20-%2010,000%20Commandments%202011.pdf#page=26), 2011)
1,260:
Days Since Harry Reid’s Senate Has Passed A Budget Resolution. (S. Con. Res. 13, Roll Call 173 (http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=1&vote=00173); 4/29/09)
$858:
The Current Monthly Price Of A Moderate-Cost Food Plan For A Family Of Four With Young Children, Up From $819.40 Since Obama Became President. (USDA (http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/Publications/FoodPlans/2009/CostofFoodJan09.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_source=et&utm_content=http%3a%2f%2fwww.cnpp.usda.gov%2fPubli cations%2fFoodPlans%2f2009%2fCostofFoodJan09.pdf&utm_campaign=975479_209305_RNC%20Research), 2/09; USDA (http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/Publications/FoodPlans/2012/CostofFoodAug2012.pdf), 9/12)
638:
Number Of Bundlers Who Have Brought In At Least $142.8 Million Of Obama’s Total Haul . (Center For Responsive Politics (http://www.opensecrets.org/pres12/bundlers.php), Accessed 10/8/12)
408:
Number Of Regulations Proposed By Obama During First Two Years That Have An Economic Impact Of Over $100 Million. (Competitive Enterprise Institute (http://cei.org/sites/default/files/Wayne%20Crews%20-%2010,000%20Commandments%202011.pdf#page=25), 2011)
106%:
Increase In The Average Price Per Gallon Of Gas Since Obama Took Office. (U.S. Energy And Information Administration (http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/), Accessed 10/8/12)
80%:
Small Businesses That Could Be Forced To Change Health Care Plans As A Result Of ObamaCare. (NFIB (http://www.nfib.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=j3Ae3JqoYEI%3D&tabid=1327), 7/11)
73.5%:
Federal Debt Held By The Public As Share Of GDP By End Of FY2012. (OMB (http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2013/assets/13msr.pdf), 7/27/12)
63%:
Voters That Consider The Country Either Worse Off Or The Same Under Obama. (NBC/Wall Street Journal Poll (http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/MSNBC/Sections/A_Politics/_Today_Stories_Teases/NBCNews-WSJPoll_9-12.pdf), 1000 RV, 3.1% MoE, 9/26-30/12)
59%:
U.S. Metropolitan Areas That Reported Higher Foreclosure Activity In The First Half Of 2012. (RealtyTrac (http://www.realtytrac.com/content/foreclosure-market-report/midyear-2012-metro-foreclosure-market-report-7305), 7/26/12)
54.3%:
The Share Of Young Adults 18-24 Currently Employed, The “Lowest Since The Government Began Collecting These Data In 1948.” (Pew Research Center (http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/files/2012/02/young-underemployed-and-optimistic.pdf), 2/9/12)
53%:
Voters That Believe The Country Is On The Wrong Track. (NBC/Wall Street Journal Poll (http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/MSNBC/Sections/A_Politics/_Today_Stories_Teases/NBCNews-WSJPoll_9-12.pdf), 1000 RV, 3.1% MoE, 9/26-30/12)
51%:
Voters That Disapprove Of Obama’s Handling Of The Economy. (NBC/Wall Street Journal Poll (http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/MSNBC/Sections/A_Politics/_Today_Stories_Teases/NBCNews-WSJPoll_9-12.pdf), 1000 RV, 3.1% MoE, 9/26-30/12)
49.1%:
“Percent Of The Population That Lives In A Household Where At Least One Member Received Some Type Of Government Benefit In The First Quarter Of 2011.” (The Wall Street Journal (http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2012/05/26/number-of-the-week-half-of-u-s-lives-in-household-getting-benefits/), 5/26/12)
39.8:
Average Number Of Weeks That It Takes To Find A Job. (Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://bls.gov/), Accessed 10/8/12)
29.4%:
Unemployed Workers Out Of Work For Over A Year. (Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNU03026300), Accessed 10/8/12)
27%:
Student Loan Borrowers That Have Past Due Balances. (Federal Reserve Bank Of New York (http://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2012/03/grading-student-loans.html), 3/5/12)
25%:
Increase In The Average Cost Of In-State Tuition At A Four Year College Since President Obama Took Office. (College Board (http://trends.collegeboard.org/downloads/College_Pricing_2011.pdf), 2011)
24.2%:
Increase In The Average Cost Of Family Health Care Premiums Under Obama. (The Kaiser Family Foundation (http://ehbs.kff.org/pdf/2012/8345.pdf), 2012)
17%:
Cut To Medicare Benefits When Trust Fund Is Exhausted. (House Ways & Means Committee Hearing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_J5ZZ5lHCU), 6/22/11)
14.7%:
Real (U-6) Unemployment Rate. (Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://bls.gov/), Accessed 10/8/12)
14%:
Seniors That Believe They Can Retire Comfortably. (Reuters (http://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-over-55-jobless-americans-face-tough-hunt-040846053.html), 5/15/12)
7.8%:
Unemployment Rate. (Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://bls.gov/), Accessed 10/3/12)
4:
Record Number Of Years Of +$1 Trillion Deficits On Obama’s Watch. (The Hill (http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/budget/248479-cbo-deficit-now-at-117-trillion), 9/10/12)
0:
Other People Obama Will Have Left To Blame For The Failures Of His Economic Policies In 2012. (The American People, 11/6/12)
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$46.2 Trillion:
Total Federal Spending Proposed By Obama’s FY2013 Budget Through 2022. (OMB (http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2013/assets/13msr.pdf), 7/27/12)
$25.4 Trillion:
Projected Federal Debt In 2022 Due To Obama’s Binge Spending. (OMB (http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2013/assets/13msr.pdf), 7/27/12)
$16.2 Trillion:
Current National Debt ($ 16,161,879,857,156 ). (U.S. Treasury Department (http://www.treasurydirect.gov/NP/BPDLogin?application=np), Accessed 10/8/12)
$9.2 Trillion:
Amount Obama’s FY2013 Budget Would Add To The Debt Through FY2022. (OMB (http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2013/assets/13msr.pdf), 7/27/12)
$6.4 Trillion:
Cumulative Deficits Over FY2013-2022. (OMB (http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2013/assets/13msr.pdf), 7/27/12)
$5.5 Trillion:
Added To The National Debt Since Obama Took Office. (U.S. Treasury Department (http://www.treasurydirect.gov/NP/BPDLogin?application=np), Accessed 10/8/12)
$5.3 Trillion:
Total Interest Payments On The National Debt Due To Obama’s Proposed Budget, FY2013-2022. (OMB (http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2013/assets/13msr.pdf), 7/27/12)
$2.6 Trillion:
True Cost Of ObamaCare Once Fully Implemented. (Office Of The Speaker Of The U.S. House Of Representatives, Report (http://www.speaker.gov/UploadedFiles/ObamaCareReport.pdf), 1/6/11)
$1.9 Trillion:
Higher Taxes In Obama’s Budget. (OMB (http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2013/assets/budget.pdf), 7/27/12)
$1.75 Trillion:
Annual Cost Of Federal Regulations. (Small Business Administration (http://archive.sba.gov/advo/research/rs371tot.pdf), September 2010)
$1.416 Trillion:
Federal Budget Deficit For FY2009 – Highest In U.S. History. (CBO (https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/119xx/doc11936/SeptemberMBR.pdf), 10/7/10)
$1.298 Trillion:
Federal Budget Deficit For FY2011 – Second Highest In U.S. History. (CBO (http://cbo.gov/ftpdocs/124xx/doc12461/2011_10_07_MBR.pdf), 10/7/11)
$1.294 Trillion:
Federal Budget Deficit For FY2010 – Third Highest In U.S. History. (CBO (https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/119xx/doc11936/SeptemberMBR.pdf), 10/7/10)
$1.18 Trillion:
Total Cost Of Obama’s First Stimulus With Interest. (CBO (http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/01-31-2012_Outlook.pdf), 1/31/12, CBO (http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/99xx/doc9970/1-27-RyanLetter-09stimulus.pdf), 1/27/09)
$1.15 Trillion:
American Debt Held By China. (U.S. Treasury Department (http://www.ustreas.gov/tic/mfh.txt), Accessed 10/8/12)
$1.090 Trillion:
Federal Budget Deficit For FY2012 – Fourth Highest In U.S. History. (CBO (http://cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/2012_09_MBR.pdf), 10/5/12)
$833 Billion:
Price Tag Of Obama’s First Failed Stimulus. (CBO (http://cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/08-23-2012-RecoveryAct.pdf) , 8/23/12)
$820 Billion:
Amount Of Taxes In ObamaCare. (CBO (http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/03-13-Coverage%20Estimates.pdf), 3/13/12;JCT (http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/03-13-Coverage%20Estimates.pdf), 6/15/12; CBO (http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/09-19-12-Indiv_Mandate_Penalty.pdf), 9/19/12)
$716 Billion:
Amount Of Medicare Cuts In ObamaCare. (Letter From Congressional Budget Office To Speaker John Boehner (http://cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/43471-hr6079.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_source=et&utm_content=http%3a%2f%2fcbo.gov%2fsites%2fdefault %2ffiles%2fcbofiles%2fattachments%2f43471-hr6079.pdf&utm_campaign=1615306_209305_RNC%20Research), 7/24/12)
$447 Billion:
Price Tag Of Obama’s Second Stimulus. (The White House (http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/09/08/fact-sheet-american-jobs-act), 9/8/11)
$347.1 Billion:
Debt Service Costs For Borrowing To Pay For Obama’s First Stimulus. (CBO (http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/99xx/doc9970/1-27-RyanLetter-09stimulus.pdf), 1/27/09)
$200 Billion:
Forecasted Decrease In Economic Output Due To Obama’s Proposed Tax Hikes. ( Ernst & Young LLP (http://waysandmeans.house.gov/UploadedFiles/EY_Study_Long-run_macroeconomic_impact_of_increasing_tax_rates_o n_high_income_taxpayers_in_2013__2012_07_16_FINAL. pdf), 7/12)
$187 Billion:
Taxpayer Funds For Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac. (ProPublica (http://projects.propublica.org/bailout/programs/10-preferred-stock-investments%60), Accessed 10/8/12)
$175 Billion:
Increased Spending In Obama’s Second Stimulus. (CBO (http://cbo.gov/ftpdocs/124xx/doc12462/s1549ReidLtr.pdf), 10/5/11)
$97.1 Billion:
Amount Of Regulatory Burden For 2012, At The Current Pace. (American Action Forum (http://americanactionforum.org/topic/week-regulation-october-1-5), 10/5/12)
$37.2 Billion:
Outstanding Government Investment In Bailouts Of Auto Industry. (Treasury Department (http://www.treasury.gov/initiatives/financial-stability/reports/Documents/August%202012%20Monthly%20Report.pdf), 9/10/12)
$25.5 Billion:
Amount Government Expects To Lose On Bailouts Of Auto Industry. (Treasury Department (http://www.treasury.gov/initiatives/financial-stability/reports/Documents/August%202012%20Monthly%20Report.pdf), 9/10/12)
$24 Billion:
Stimulus Funds Sent To Tax Cheats. (Government Accountability Office (http://link.sc.states.gop.com/?262-271-271-1-5977), April 2011)
$1.3 Billion:
Amount Taxpayers Will Not Recover From Bailout Of Chrysler. (FactCheck.org (http://factcheck.org/2011/06/chrysler-paid-in-full/), 6/6/11)
$535 Million:
Stimulus Loan To The Failed Solar Company Solyndra. (The Oakland Tribune, (http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/business&id=7763956) 11/4/10)
122.7 Million:
Amount Of Paperwork Burden Hours Imposed By Federal Government Regulations Since January 1, 2012. (American Action Forum (http://americanactionforum.org/topic/week-regulation-october-1-5), 10/5/12)
46.7 Million:
Record Number Of Americans Receiving Food Stamps. (Department Of Agriculture (http://www.fns.usda.gov/pd/29SNAPcurrPP.htm), 9/28/12)
23.2 Million:
Americans Unemployed, Underemployed Or Have Given Up Looking For Work. (Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf), Accessed 10/8/12)
$18 Million:
Cost Of The Stimulus Website Recovery.org. (ABC News’ The Note (http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2009/07/18m-being-spent-to-redesign-recoverygov-web-site.html), 7/8/09)
15.8 Million:
Adult Children Who Lived With Their Parents In 2010. (U.S. Census Bureau (http://www.census.gov/prod/2012pubs/p60-242.pdf), 6/12)
15.5 Million:
Adults Aged 25-34 That Lived With Their Parents In 2010. (U.S. Census Bureau (http://www.census.gov/prod/2012pubs/p60-242.pdf), 6/12)
12.1 Million:
Unemployed Americans. (Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf), Accessed 10/8/12)
8.6 Million:
Americans Working Part-Time For Economic Reasons. (Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf), Accessed 10/8/12)
$6.7 Million:
Cost Per A Job From Obama’s 1705 Stimulus Green Energy Loan Program. (Testimony Of Veronique De Rugy (http://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DeRugy-Testimony.pdf), 6/19/12)
5.5 Million:
As Of July 2012, Number Of Mortgages Either 30 Days Delinquent Or In Foreclosure. (Lender Processing Services (http://www.lpsvcs.com/LPSCorporateInformation/NewsRoom/Pages/20400924.aspx), 9/24/12)
1.65 Million:
Jobs Forecasted To Be Lost Due To New And Pending EPA Regulations. (NERA Economic Consulting (http://www.americaspower.org/sites/default/files/NERA_Four_Rule_Report_Sept_21.pdf), September 2011)
1.1 Million:
Jobless Seniors Who Have Been Unemployed For More Than Six Months. (Charles A. Jeszeck Testimony (http://www.gao.gov/assets/600/590882.pdf), 5/15/12)
1,035,000:
Construction Jobs Lost Since Obama Took Office. (Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf), Accessed 10/8/12)
802,000:
Discouraged Workers That Have Stopped Looking For Work. (Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf), Accessed 10/8/12)
710,000:
Jobs That Would Be Lost Due To Obama’s Proposed Tax Hikes. (Ernst & Young LLP (http://waysandmeans.house.gov/UploadedFiles/EY_Study_Long-run_macroeconomic_impact_of_increasing_tax_rates_o n_high_income_taxpayers_in_2013__2012_07_16_FINAL. pdf), 7/12)
610,000:
Manufacturing Jobs Lost Since Obama Took Office. (Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf), Accessed 10/8/12)
283,000:
Jobs Lost By Women Since Obama Took Office. (Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf), Accessed 10/8/12)
89,000:
The Number Of Stimulus Checks Sent To Dead Or Incarcerated People. ( The Wall Street Journal (http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2010/10/07/maybe-you-can-take-it-with-you-stimulus-checks-sent-to-the-dead), 10/7/10)
62,900:
Shortage Of Doctors By 2015 Due To ObamaCare. (The New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/29/health/policy/too-few-doctors-in-many-us-communities.html), 7/28/12)
61,000:
Jobs Lost Since Obama Took Office. (Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf), Accessed 10/8/12)
$52,347:
Your Share Of The National Debt. (U.S. Treasury Department (http://www.treasurydirect.gov/NP/NPGateway) Accessed 10/8/12; U.S. Census Bureau (http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/), Accessed 10/8/12)
45,696:
Pages Of New Rules Added To The Federal Register During Obama’s First Two Years In Office. ( Competitive Enterprise Institute (http://cei.org/sites/default/files/Wayne%20Crews%20-%2010,000%20Commandments%202011.pdf#page=16), 2011)
23,000:
The Number Of Jobs Obama Knew His Drilling Moratorium Would Kill. (The Wall Street Journal , (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704488404575441760384563880.html?m od=WSJ_hps_LEFTWhatsNews)8/21/10)
$17,927:
Increase In Your Share Of The National Debt Since Obama Took Office. (U.S. Treasury Department (http://www.treasurydirect.gov/NP/NPGateway) Accessed 10/8/12; U.S. Census Bureau (http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/), Accessed 10/8/12)
16,000:
Manufacturing Jobs Lost In September. (Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf), Accessed 10/8/12)
$15,745:
Average Cost Of Family Health Care Premiums, A $3,065 Increase Since Obama Took Office. (The Kaiser Family Foundation (http://ehbs.kff.org/pdf/2012/8345.pdf), 2012)
$15,500:
Annual Cost Per Household From Federal Regulations. (Small Business Administration (http://archive.sba.gov/advo/research/rs371tot.pdf), September 2010)
$10,585:
Cost Per Employee That Federal Regulations Place On Small Businesses. (Small Business Administration (http://archive.sba.gov/advo/research/rs371tot.pdf), September 2010)
$4,520:
Decline In Real Median Household Income Since Obama Took Office. (“Household Income Trends, August 2012,”Sentier Research (http://www.sentierresearch.com/reports/Sentier_Household_Income_Trends_Report_August2012_ 09_25_12.pdf) , 9/25/12)
3,700:
Number Of Tax Delinquents Who Received Stimulus Funds. (Government Accountability Office (http://link.sc.states.gop.com/?262-271-271-1-5977), April 2011)
2060:
Year Federal Spending Will Reach 50 Percent Of GDP. (CBO (http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/122xx/doc12212/2011_06_22_summary.pdf), 6/22/11)
2037:
Year That Federal Debt Will Reach 200 Percent Of GDP. (CBO (http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/122xx/doc12212/2011_06_22_summary.pdf), 6/22/11)
2036:
Year That The Social Security Trust Fund Will Be Exhausted. (The Trustees Of Social Security & Medicare (http://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Statistics-Trends-and-Reports/ReportsTrustFunds/Downloads/TR2012.pdf), 4/23/12)
2024:
Year That Medicare’s Trust Fund Will Be Exhausted. (The Trustees Of Social Security & Medicare (http://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Statistics-Trends-and-Reports/ReportsTrustFunds/Downloads/TR2012.pdf), 4/23/12)
1,722:
Number Of Waivers Granted To Unions And Businesses So That ObamaCare Would Not Outlaw Their Health Care Plans. (HHS.gov (http://cciio.cms.gov/resources/files/approved_applications_for_waiver.html), Accessed 10/8/12)
1,603:
Number Of Regulations That Would Impact Small Businesses Proposed By Obama Administration In First Two Years In Office. (Competitive Enterprise Institute (http://cei.org/sites/default/files/Wayne%20Crews%20-%2010,000%20Commandments%202011.pdf#page=26), 2011)
1,260:
Days Since Harry Reid’s Senate Has Passed A Budget Resolution. (S. Con. Res. 13, Roll Call 173 (http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=1&vote=00173); 4/29/09)
$858:
The Current Monthly Price Of A Moderate-Cost Food Plan For A Family Of Four With Young Children, Up From $819.40 Since Obama Became President. (USDA (http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/Publications/FoodPlans/2009/CostofFoodJan09.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_source=et&utm_content=http%3a%2f%2fwww.cnpp.usda.gov%2fPubli cations%2fFoodPlans%2f2009%2fCostofFoodJan09.pdf&utm_campaign=975479_209305_RNC%20Research), 2/09; USDA (http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/Publications/FoodPlans/2012/CostofFoodAug2012.pdf), 9/12)
638:
Number Of Bundlers Who Have Brought In At Least $142.8 Million Of Obama’s Total Haul . (Center For Responsive Politics (http://www.opensecrets.org/pres12/bundlers.php), Accessed 10/8/12)
408:
Number Of Regulations Proposed By Obama During First Two Years That Have An Economic Impact Of Over $100 Million. (Competitive Enterprise Institute (http://cei.org/sites/default/files/Wayne%20Crews%20-%2010,000%20Commandments%202011.pdf#page=25), 2011)
106%:
Increase In The Average Price Per Gallon Of Gas Since Obama Took Office. (U.S. Energy And Information Administration (http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/), Accessed 10/8/12)
80%:
Small Businesses That Could Be Forced To Change Health Care Plans As A Result Of ObamaCare. (NFIB (http://www.nfib.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=j3Ae3JqoYEI%3D&tabid=1327), 7/11)
73.5%:
Federal Debt Held By The Public As Share Of GDP By End Of FY2012. (OMB (http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2013/assets/13msr.pdf), 7/27/12)
63%:
Voters That Consider The Country Either Worse Off Or The Same Under Obama. (NBC/Wall Street Journal Poll (http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/MSNBC/Sections/A_Politics/_Today_Stories_Teases/NBCNews-WSJPoll_9-12.pdf), 1000 RV, 3.1% MoE, 9/26-30/12)
59%:
U.S. Metropolitan Areas That Reported Higher Foreclosure Activity In The First Half Of 2012. (RealtyTrac (http://www.realtytrac.com/content/foreclosure-market-report/midyear-2012-metro-foreclosure-market-report-7305), 7/26/12)
54.3%:
The Share Of Young Adults 18-24 Currently Employed, The “Lowest Since The Government Began Collecting These Data In 1948.” (Pew Research Center (http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/files/2012/02/young-underemployed-and-optimistic.pdf), 2/9/12)
53%:
Voters That Believe The Country Is On The Wrong Track. (NBC/Wall Street Journal Poll (http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/MSNBC/Sections/A_Politics/_Today_Stories_Teases/NBCNews-WSJPoll_9-12.pdf), 1000 RV, 3.1% MoE, 9/26-30/12)
51%:
Voters That Disapprove Of Obama’s Handling Of The Economy. (NBC/Wall Street Journal Poll (http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/MSNBC/Sections/A_Politics/_Today_Stories_Teases/NBCNews-WSJPoll_9-12.pdf), 1000 RV, 3.1% MoE, 9/26-30/12)
49.1%:
“Percent Of The Population That Lives In A Household Where At Least One Member Received Some Type Of Government Benefit In The First Quarter Of 2011.” (The Wall Street Journal (http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2012/05/26/number-of-the-week-half-of-u-s-lives-in-household-getting-benefits/), 5/26/12)
39.8:
Average Number Of Weeks That It Takes To Find A Job. (Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://bls.gov/), Accessed 10/8/12)
29.4%:
Unemployed Workers Out Of Work For Over A Year. (Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNU03026300), Accessed 10/8/12)
27%:
Student Loan Borrowers That Have Past Due Balances. (Federal Reserve Bank Of New York (http://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2012/03/grading-student-loans.html), 3/5/12)
25%:
Increase In The Average Cost Of In-State Tuition At A Four Year College Since President Obama Took Office. (College Board (http://trends.collegeboard.org/downloads/College_Pricing_2011.pdf), 2011)
24.2%:
Increase In The Average Cost Of Family Health Care Premiums Under Obama. (The Kaiser Family Foundation (http://ehbs.kff.org/pdf/2012/8345.pdf), 2012)
17%:
Cut To Medicare Benefits When Trust Fund Is Exhausted. (House Ways & Means Committee Hearing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_J5ZZ5lHCU), 6/22/11)
14.7%:
Real (U-6) Unemployment Rate. (Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://bls.gov/), Accessed 10/8/12)
14%:
Seniors That Believe They Can Retire Comfortably. (Reuters (http://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-over-55-jobless-americans-face-tough-hunt-040846053.html), 5/15/12)
7.8%:
Unemployment Rate. (Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://bls.gov/), Accessed 10/3/12)
4:
Record Number Of Years Of +$1 Trillion Deficits On Obama’s Watch. (The Hill (http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/budget/248479-cbo-deficit-now-at-117-trillion), 9/10/12)
0:
Other People Obama Will Have Left To Blame For The Failures Of His Economic Policies In 2012. (The American People, 11/6/12)
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