Obama by the numbers — the RNC assembles the numbers Obama didn’t mention tonight
From the RNC:
As Obama Prepares To Paint A Rosy Picture Of His Presidency, A Look At The Numbers He Won’t Mention
$18.1 Trillion: |
Total Debt Under Obama As Of January 14, 2014. (U.S. Treasury Department, Accessed 1/14/15) |
$10.6 Trillion: |
Total Debt When Obama Became President On January 20, 2009. (U.S. Treasury Department, Accessed 1/9/15) |
$7.5 Trillion: |
Amount Added To The National Debt Despite Obama’s 2010 State Of The Union Declaration That He Would Not Leave “A Mountain Of Debt.” (U.S. Treasury Department, Accessed 1/14/15; President Barack Obama, Remarks On The State Of The Union, Washington, D.C., 1/27/10) |
$4 Trillion: |
Amount Of Debt That Obama Once Called “Irresponsible” And “Unpatriotic.”(Sen. Barack Obama, Remarks At A Campaign Event, Fargo, ND, 7/3/08) |
$1.8 Trillion: |
Cost Of ObamaCare’s Coverage Provisions Through 2024. (CBO, 4/14/14) |
$1.3 Trillion: |
Total Student Debt Held By Americans. (Federal Reserve Board Of Governors, Accessed 1/14/15) |
$869.3 Billion: |
Total Taxes In ObamaCare. (JCT, 6/15/12; CBO, 4/14/14) |
$95 Billion: |
Cost Of New Regulations Added Since Obama Became President. (American Action Forum, 1/6/15) |
$60 Billion: |
Cost Of Obama’s Community College Tuition Plan Over Ten Years. ( TheAssociated Press , 1/9/15) |
$3.4 Billion: |
Average Amount Of Debt Added Daily Since Obama Became President. (U.S. Treasury Department, Accessed 1/14/15) |
$3.4 Billion: |
How Much The Construction Of The Keystone Pipeline Would Contribute To GDP According To A State Department Review. (United States Department Of State, 1/14) |
46.5 Million: |
Average Number Of Americans Receiving Food Stamps In FY 2014.(Department Of Agriculture, Accessed 1/14/15) |
13 Million: |
Average Number Of Americans Who Have Joined The Food Stamp Program Since FY 2009. (Department Of Agriculture, Accessed 1/14/15) |
7 Million: |
Number Of Americans Who Will No Longer Have Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Due To ObamaCare. (Congressional Budget Office, 4/14/14) |
5.5 Million: |
Americans Who Have Fallen Into Poverty Since Obama Became President.(U.S. Census Bureau, Accessed 1/14/15) |
2.3 Million: |
Americans Who Are Only Marginally Attached To The Labor Force. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 1/14/15) |
401,000: |
Construction Jobs Lost Since Obama Became President. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 1/14/15) |
321,000: |
Manufacturing Jobs Lost Since Obama Became President. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 1/14/15) |
273,000: |
Number Of People Who Left The Labor Force Between November AndDecember Of 2014. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 1/14/15) |
$56,492: |
Current Debt Per Capita Under Obama. (U.S. Census Bureau, Accessed 1/14/15;U.S. Treasury Department, Accessed 1/14/15) |
42,100: |
Number Of Jobs The Construction Of The Keystone Pipeline Would Support Over Two Years According To A State Department Review. (United States Department Of State, 1/14) |
$21,724: |
Increase In Debt Per Capita For Americans Since Obama Took Office. (U.S. Census Bureau, Accessed 1/14/15; U.S. Treasury Department, Accessed 1/14/15) |
$4,154: |
Increase In Family Health Care Premiums Under Obama. (The Kaiser Family Foundation, 9/10/14) |
$2,484: |
Decline In Median Household Income Since Obama Became President. (U.S. Census Bureau, Accessed 1/14/15) |
1978: |
The Last Time The Labor Force Participation Rate Was At Its Current level.(BLS, 1/24/14) |
677: |
Individuals Who Have Been Through Obama’s Revolving Door. (Center For Responsive Politics, Accessed 1/12/15) |
215: |
Rounds Of Golf Obama Has Played Since He Has Taken Office. (Mark Knoller,Twitter Feed, 12/31/14; Mark Knoller, Twitter Feed, 1/4/15) |
174: |
Number Of Days Obama Has Spent All Or Part On Vacation. (CBS News, 12/22/14; Mark Knoller, Twitter Feed, 1/4/15) |
100%: |
Total Debt As A Percentage Of GDP Under Obama. (OMB, Accessed 1/14/15) |
65.7%: |
Labor Force Participation Rate When Obama Became President. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 1/14/15) |
62.7%: |
Labor Force Participation Rate In December. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 1/14/15) |
65: |
Number Of Fundraisers Obama Attended In 2014. (Mark Knoller, Twitter Feed, 12/2/14) |
32.8: |
Average Number Of Weeks Someone Will Be Unemployed. (BLS, 1/14/15) |
14.5%: |
Poverty Rate In 2013. (U.S. Census, Accessed 1/23/14) |
13.2%: |
Poverty Rate Before Obama Became President. (U.S. Census, Accessed 1/23/14) |
6: |
Veto Threats Issued By Obama In The New Year. (The White House Website, Accessed 1/19/15; ABC News, 1/16/15) |
0: |
Attempts To Actually Work With Congress |