Thursday, August 9, 2012

Obama's Kitchen Table Edition: By The Number

OBAMA'S KITCHEN TABLE BY THE NUMBERS..

$810 Billion:
Amount Of Taxes In ObamaCare. (CBO, 3/13/12; JCT, 6/15/12)
$741 Billion:
Amount Of Medicare Cuts In ObamaCare. (Letter To Speaker John Boehner, 7/24/12)
$347.1 Billion:
Debt Service Costs For Borrowing To Pay For Obama's First Stimulus. (CBO, 1/27/09)
$231 Billion:
Burden Of New Regulations Imposed In 2011. (American Action Network, 1/2/12)
$200 Billion:
Forecasted Decrease In Economic Output Due To Obama's Proposed Tax Hikes. (Ernst & Young LLP , 7/12)
146.4 Million:
Americans That Are Either Considered Low-Income Or In Poverty. (The Associated Press, 12/15/11)
133 Million:
Annual Paperwork Burden Hours Imposed By Regulators In 2011. (American Action Network, 1/2/12)
111.3 Million:
Amount Of Paperwork Burden Hours Imposed By Federal Government Regulations Since January 1, 2012. (American Action Forum, 7/9/12)
97.3 Million:
Americans That Now Qualify As Low-Income. (The Associated Press, 12/15/11)
49.1 Million:
Americans In Poverty. (The Associated Press, 12/15/11)
46.5 Million:
Number Of Americans Receiving Food Stamps. (Department Of Agriculture, 6/29/12)
23.6 Million:
Americans That Are Unemployed, Underemployed Or Have Given Up Looking For Work. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 8/7/12)
15.8 Million:
Adult Children Who Lived With Their Parents In 2010. (U.S. Census Bureau, 6/12)
12.8 Million:
Unemployed Americans. ( Bureau Of Labor Statistics , Accessed 8/7/12)
8.2 Million:
Americans Working Part-Time For Economic Reasons. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 7/10/12)
6.3 Million:
Number Of Americans That Fell Into Poverty Since Obama Took Office. (U.S. Census Bureau, 9/13/11)
5.6 Million:
As Of May 2012, Number Of Mortgages Either 30 Days Delinquent Or In Foreclosure. (Lender Processing Services, 6/20/12)
5.5 Million:
Adults Aged 25-34 That Lived With Their Parents In 2010. (U.S. Census Bureau, 6/12)
1.65 Million:
Jobs Forecasted To Be Lost Due To New And Pending EPA Regulations. (NERA Economic Consulting , September 2011)
1.35 Million:
Personal Bankruptcies In 2011. (Los Angeles Times , 1/5/12)
1.1 Million:
Jobless Seniors Who Have Been Unemployed For More Than Six Months. (Charles A. Jeszeck Testimony, 5/15/12)
1.05 Million:
Construction Jobs Lost Since Obama Took Office. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 8/7/12)
860,000:
Increase In The Number Of Unemployed Women Since Obama Took Office. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 8/7/12)
852,000:
Discouraged Workers That Have Given Up Looking For Work. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 8/7/12)
710,000:
Jobs That Would Be Lost Due To Obama's Proposed Tax Hikes. ( Ernst & Young LLP , 7/12)
562,000:
Manufacturing Jobs Lost Since Obama Took Office. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 8/7/12)
401,000:
Jobs Lost By Women Since Obama Took Office. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 8/7/12)
316,000:
Jobs Lost Since Obama Took Office. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 8/7/12)
62,900:
Shortage Of Doctors By 2015 Due To ObamaCare. (The New York Times, 7/28/12)
$51,514:
Your Share Of The National Debt. (U.S. Treasury Department Accessed 8/7/12; U.S. Census Bureau, Accessed 8/7/12)
45,000:
Increase In Unemployed Workers In July. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 8/7/12)
$17,094:
Increase In Your Share Of The National Debt Since Obama Took Office. (U.S. Treasury Department Accessed 8/7/12; U.S. Census Bureau, Accessed 8/7/12)
$15,500:
Annual Cost Per Household From Federal Regulations. (Small Business Administration, September 2010)
$10,585:
Cost Per Employee That Federal Regulations Place On Small Businesses. (Small Business Administration, September 2010)
$4,300:
Decrease In Real Median Household Income Since Obama Took Office. (Bloomberg , 4/30/12)
$1,698:
The Increase In The Cost Of Family Health Care Premiums Under Obama. (Kaiser Health News , 9/15/09; Kaiser Health News , 9/27/11)
$858.50:
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 , 2/09; USDA, 6/12)
97%:
Increase In The Average Price Per Gallon Of Gas Since Obama Took Office. (U.S. Energy And Information Administration, Accessed 8/7/12)
88 %:
Proportion Of U.S. Counties That Experienced Over-The-Year Declines In Average Weekly Wages In 2011. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, 6/28/12)
70 %:
Voters Say They Expect The Economy To Either Get Worse Or Stay The Same, Compared To Just 27 Percent Who Say It Will Get Better In The Next Year. (NBC/The Wall Street Journal, 1,000RV, MoE 3.1%, 7/18 - 22/12)
66%:
Americans That Think The Slow Recovery Is Due To Bad Policy. ( The Hill , 7/23/12)
61 %:
Voters Say They Expect The Economy To Either Get Worse Or Stay The Same, Compared To Just 27 Percent Who Say It Will Get Better In The Next Year. (NBC/The Wall Street Journal, 1,000RV, MoE 3.1%, 7/18 - 22/12)
59%:
U.S. Metropolitan Areas That Reported Higher Foreclosure Activity In The First Half Of 2012. (RealtyTrac , 7/26/12)
55 %:
Voters Say Recent News About Our Country's Economy Has Made Them Less Optimistic. (NBC/The Wall Street Journal, 1,000RV, MoE 3.1%, 7/18 - 22/12)
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, 2/9/12)
53 %:
Voters Disapprove Of The Way Obama Is Handling The Economy. (NBC/The Wall Street Journal, 1,000RV, MoE 3.1%, 7/18 - 22/12)
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's "Real Time Economics," 5/26/12)
42:
Record Number Of Straight Months With Unemployment Rate Above 8 Percent. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 8/7/12)
27%:
Student Loan Borrowers That Have Past Due Balances. (Federal Reserve Bank Of New York , 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, 2011)
23.8%:
Unemployment Rate For Youth 16 To 19 Years Of Age. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 8/7/12)
15%:
The Real Unemployment Rate, Including Those That Are Working Part-Time Due To Economic Reasons. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 8/7/12)
14%:
Seniors That Believe They Can Retire Comfortably. (Reuters, 5/15/12)
13.5%:
Unemployment Rate For Youth 20 To 24 Years Of Age. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 8/7/12)
8.3%:
Unemployment Rate. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 8/7/12)
0:
Other People Obama Will Have Left To Blame For The Failures Of His Economic Policies In 2012. (The American People, 11/6/12)