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The Good-The Bad & The Indifferent

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Anonymous

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Summary
For more than a year, we’ve been pointing out on a regular basis how President Obama, his allies and his critics all misuse or even fabricate statistics to give voters a skewed picture of reality. This time we’ll just offer the accurate numbers.

Here — in a graphic suitable for framing, embossing, emailing to friends or posting on social media — is an accurate statistical picture of key changes that occurred since Obama took office in January 2009. The indicators are all derived from the most authoritative and up-to-date sources available.



ObamasNumbers1.png


We’ve included the good, the bad and the indifferent — a booming stock market, a plunge in “real” (inflation-adjusted) household incomes, and a jobless rate that is exactly where it was when Obama took office. The U.S. dependence on foreign oil is down, but gasoline prices are up (though not quite as high as their high point under President Bush).

Opinions will differ on how much credit or blame a president deserves for things that happen during his time in office. And not everything can be reduced to a single number. Obama took office as the jobless rate was shooting up, for example. It peaked at 10 percent, and has drifted down since then. All of the 4 million jobs lost during his first 13 months in office have now been regained, plus about 300,000 more (counting the routine annual adjustment the Bureau of Labor Statistics has announced on a preliminary basis).

And some of the numbers here don’t reflect very recent changes. Income and poverty figures are for 2011, for example, and there’s reason to believe those are improving in 2012.

The stories behind each of these quick summary figures, plus hyperlinks to the official sources, are contained in the Analysis section.

http://factcheck.org/2012/10/obamas-numbers/
 

Mike

Well-known member
Some of the crap on that list begs to be debated but not worth the effort.

But one question I do have.

If there are a little over 4 Million people born in the U.S. each year, how many years would it take for Obama to reach peak employment at this rate by employing only a few above 200,000 per year?

OK. Another.

Has Buckwheat figured out what a "shovel-ready"job is and does he know what a shovel is?

Nevermind. I already know.
 

okfarmer

Well-known member
you right OT (obama troll), one number doesn't. However, the one number of all the millions of Americans does, its called their self worth. Collectively, it would be the median self worth value that would tell the story. Well heck, your wrong again.

Is this more bashing of the D cult you hate? :D
 

katrina

Well-known member
Oldtimer said:
Summary
For more than a year, we’ve been pointing out on a regular basis how President Obama, his allies and his critics all misuse or even fabricate statistics to give voters a skewed picture of reality. This time we’ll just offer the accurate numbers.

Here — in a graphic suitable for framing, embossing, emailing to friends or posting on social media — is an accurate statistical picture of key changes that occurred since Obama took office in January 2009. The indicators are all derived from the most authoritative and up-to-date sources available.



ObamasNumbers1.png


We’ve included the good, the bad and the indifferent — a booming stock market, a plunge in “real” (inflation-adjusted) household incomes, and a jobless rate that is exactly where it was when Obama took office. The U.S. dependence on foreign oil is down, but gasoline prices are up (though not quite as high as their high point under President Bush).

Opinions will differ on how much credit or blame a president deserves for things that happen during his time in office. And not everything can be reduced to a single number. Obama took office as the jobless rate was shooting up, for example. It peaked at 10 percent, and has drifted down since then. All of the 4 million jobs lost during his first 13 months in office have now been regained, plus about 300,000 more (counting the routine annual adjustment the Bureau of Labor Statistics has announced on a preliminary basis).

And some of the numbers here don’t reflect very recent changes. Income and poverty figures are for 2011, for example, and there’s reason to believe those are improving in 2012.

The stories behind each of these quick summary figures, plus hyperlinks to the official sources, are contained in the Analysis section.

http://factcheck.org/2012/10/obamas-numbers/


:liar:
 

gmacbeef

Well-known member
Oldtimer you should REALLY start reading everything before you post it . There are some ABSOLUTLY HORRIBLE numbers in this chart . FOR GOD'S SAKE,
look at DEBT, POVERTY,FOOD STAMPS, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, GAS PRICES, ARE YOU REALLY THAT stupid To post this in an attempt to defend his Presidency ?? :shock:
 

Steve

Well-known member
gmacbeef said:
Oldtimer you should REALLY start reading everything before you post it . There are some ABSOLUTLY HORRIBLE numbers in this chart . FOR GOD'S SAKE,
look at DEBT, POVERTY,FOOD STAMPS, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, GAS PRICES, ARE YOU REALLY THAT stupid To post this in an attempt to defend his Presidency ?? :shock:

I get that same feeling when I hear obama try to list his accomplishments..

it's like com'on man have a little pride.. getting a D- is better then an F but it is still failing miserably...
 
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