'Obama By the Numbers' | The Weekly Standard Archive

The RNC this morning is blasting out these devastating Obama era numbers:

$45.1 Trillion:

Total Federal Spending Proposed By Obama’s FY2012 Budget Through 2021. ( OMB, 9/1/11)

$24.0 Trillion:

Projected Federal Debt In 2021 Due To Obama’s Binge Spending.( OMB, 9/1/11)

$14.9 Trillion:

Current National Debt.( U.S. Treasury Department, Accessed 10/5/11)

$9.1 Trillion:

Amount Obama’s FY2012 Budget Would Add To The Debt Through FY2021. ( OMB, 9/1/11)

$6.4 Trillion:

Cumulative Deficits Caused By President Obama’s Deficit Reduction Proposal.( OMB, 9/19/11)

$5.2 Trillion:

Total Interest Payments On The National Debt Due To Obama’s Proposed Budget, FY2012-2021. ( OMB, 9/1/11)

$4.2 Trillion:

Added To The National Debt Since Obama Took Office. ( U.S. Treasury Department, Accessed 10/6/11)

$2.6 Trillion:

True Cost Of ObamaCare Once Fully Implemented. (Office Of The Speaker Of The U.S. House Of Representatives, Report, 1/6/11)

$1.75 Trillion:

Annual Cost Of Federal Regulations. ( Small Business Administration, September 2010)

$1.57 Trillion:

Tax Hikes In Obama’s Deficit Reduction Proposal. ( OMB, 9/19/11)

$1.416 Trillion:

Federal Budget Deficit For FY2009 – Highest In U.S. History.( CBO, 10/7/10)

$1.334 Trillion:

Projected FY2012 Budget Deficit Under Obama’s “Deficit Reduction” Proposal. ( OMB, 9/19/11)

$1.298 Trillion:

Federal Budget Deficit For FY2011 – Second Highest In U.S. History. ( CBO, 10/7/11)

$1.294 Trillion:

Federal Budget Deficit For FY2010 – Third Highest In U.S. History.( CBO, 10/7/10)

$1.17 Trillion:

Total Cost Of Obama’s First Stimulus With Interest. ( CBO, 8/24/11, CBO, 1/27/09)

$1.17 Trillion:

American Debt Held By China.( U.S. Treasury Department, Accessed 10/6/11)

$763 Billion:

Net Interest Payment On Our National Debt In 2021 Due To Obama’s Proposed Budget.( OMB, 9/1/11)

$825 Billion:

Price Tag Of Obama’s First Failed Stimulus. ( CBO, 8/24/11)

$575 Billion:

Amount Of Medicare Cuts In ObamaCare. (CMS Chief Actuary Richard S. Foster, Memo, 4/22/10)

$491.7 Billion:

Amount Of Taxes In ObamaCare. ( Letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, 3/18/10; Joint Committee On Taxation, 3/2/10)

$447 Billion:

Price Tag Of Obama’s Second Stimulus. ( WhiteHouse.gov, 9/8/11)

$347.1 Billion:

Debt Service Costs For Borrowing To Pay For Obama’s First Stimulus. ( CBO, 1/27/09)

$175 Billion:

Increased Spending In Obama’s Second Stimulus. ( CBO, 10/5/11)

$170 Billion:

Taxpayer Funds For Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac. ( Bloomberg, 8/5/11)

$105 Billion:

Projected Cost Of New Regulations For 2011. ( American Action Network, 9/30/11)

$24 Billion:

Stimulus Funds Sent To Tax Cheats. (Government Accountability Office, April 2011)

$535 Million:

Stimulus Loan To The Failed Solar Company Solyndra. ( The Oakland Tribune, 11/4/10)

81.9 Million:

Annual Paperwork Burden Hours Imposed By Regulators In 2011. ( American Action Network, 9/30/11)

46.2 Million:

Record Number Of Americans Living In Poverty. ( U.S. Census Bureau, 9/13/11)

45.3 Million:

Record Number Of Americans Receiving Food Stamps.( Department Of Agriculture, 9/29/11)

$18 Million:

Cost Of The Stimulus Website Recovery.org. (ABC News’ “ The Note“ Blog, 7/8/09)

14.0 Million:

Unemployed Americans.( Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 10/7/11)

9.3 Million:

Americans Working Part-Time For Economic Reasons. ( Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 10/7/11)

7.3 Million:

Foreclosure Filings Since Obama Took Office. ( RealtyTrac, Accessed 10/6/11)

6.2 Million:

Americans Unemployed 27 Weeks Or Longer. ( Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 10/7/11)

4.0 Million:

Mortgages Either 90 Days Late Or In Foreclosure During August. ( Lender Processing Services, 10/3/11)

3.4 Million:

Workers Granted Waivers So That ObamaCare Would Not Outlaw Their Health Care Plan. ( HHS.gov, Accessed 10/6/11)

2.6 Million:

Number Of Americans That Fell Into Poverty Between 2009 And 2010. ( U.S. Census Bureau, 9/13/11)

2.2 Million:

Jobs Lost Since Obama Took Office. ( Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 10/7/11)

1.6 Million:

Private Sector Jobs Lost Since Obama Took Office. ( Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 10/7/11)

1.5 Million:

Jobs Lost Since Obama’s Stimulus Was Passed.( Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 10/7/11)

1.59 Million:

Personal Bankruptcies In 2010. ( United States Courts, 2/15/11)

$1.5 Million:

Stimulus Funds Sent To Indonesia To Discourage Air Pollution In Jakarta. ( The Daily Caller, 7/7/11)

1.47 Million:

Personal Bankruptcies In 2009. ( United States Courts, 2/15/11)

1.0 Million:

Construction Jobs Lost Since Obama Took Office. ( Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 10/7/11)

1.0 Million:

Americans That Have Given Up Looking For Work.( Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 10/7/11)

911,000:

Private Sector Jobs Lost Since Stimulus Was Passed. ( Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 10/7/11)

818,000:

Manufacturing Jobs Lost Since Obama Took Office. ( Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 10/7/11)

709,303:

Personal Bankruptcies During First Half Of 2011. ( The Wall Street Journal, 7/5/11)

690,969:

Avoided Foreclosure Through HAMP, Obama Had Promised To Help As Many As Nine Million. ( Los Angeles Times, 10/5/11; President Obama, Remarks In Mesa, AZ, 2/18/09)

$278,000:

Cost Per A Stimulus Job. ( The Weekly Standard, 7/6/11)

170,300:

Number Of Local Government Education Jobs Lost Since Obama Signed A $10 Billion Teacher Union Bailout He Said Would Save 160,000 Teacher Jobs. ( Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 10/7/11; The Washington Post, 8/10/10)

89,000:

The Number Of Stimulus Checks Sent To Dead Or Incarcerated People.( The Wall Street Journal, 10/7/10)

81,405:

Record Number Of Pages Added To The Federal Register In 2010. ( Competitive Enterprise Institute, 2011)

57,700:

Number Of Heavy And Civil Engineering Construction Jobs Lost Since The Stimulus Was Passed. ( Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 10/7/11)

$48,120:

Your Share Of The National Debt. ( U.S. Treasury Department Accessed 10/6/11; U.S. Census Bureau, Accessed 10/6/11)

45,696:

Pages Of New Rules Added To The Federal Register During Obama’s First Two Years In Office. ( Competitive Enterprise Institute, 2011)

$26,668:

Amount Obama’s FY2012 Budget Would Add To Your Share Of The National Debt By 2021. ( U.S. Treasury Department Accessed 10/7/11; OMB, 9/1/11; U.S. Census Bureau, Accessed 10/7/11)

23,000:

The Number Of Jobs Obama Knew His Drilling Moratorium Would Kill. ( The Wall Street Journal, 8/21/10)

$15,500:

Annual Cost Per Household Of Federal Regulations. ( Small Business Administration, September 2010)

$13,700:

Increase In Your Share Of The National Debt Since Obama Took Office. ( U.S. Treasury Department Accessed 10/6/11; U.S. Census Bureau, Accessed 10/6/11)

$11,300:

Negative Effect Of Debt On Gross National Product Per Person In 2035. ( CBO, 6/22/11)

$10,585:

Cost Per Employee That Federal Regulations Place On Small Businesses. ( Small Business Administration, September 2010)

3,700:

Number Of Tax Delinquents Who Received Stimulus Funds. (Government Accountability Office, April 2011)

2060:

Year Federal Spending Will Reach 50 Percent Of GDP. ( CBO, 6/22/11)

2037:

Year That Federal Debt Will Reach 200 Percent Of GDP. ( CBO, 6/22/11)

2036:

Year That The Social Security Trust Fund Will Be Exhausted. ( The Trustees Of Social Security & Medicare, 5/10/11)

2020:

Year That The CBO Predicts Medicare’s Trust Fund Will Be Exhausted. ( CBO, 3/18/11)

1,603:

Number Of Regulations That Would Impact Small Businesses Proposed By Obama Administration In First Two Years In Office. ( Competitive Enterprise Institute, 2011)

1,578:

Number Of Waivers Granted To Unions And Businesses So That ObamaCare Would Not Outlaw Their Health Care Plans. ( HHS.gov, Accessed 10/6/11)

1,000:

Number Of Jobs Obama’s NLRB Is Trying To Kill In South Carolina. ( The Denver Post, 5/2/11)

408:

Number Of Regulations Proposed By Obama During First Two Years That Have An Economic Impact Of Over $100 Million. ( Competitive Enterprise Institute, 2011)

300:

Taxpayer-Subsidized Chevy Volts Sold In August. ( CNNMoney, 9/29/11)

102%:

Total Federal Debt As A Share Of GDP. ( U.S. Treasury Department Accessed 10/6/11; Bureau Of Economic Analysis, Accessed 10/6/11)

82%:

Federal Debt Held By The Public As Share Of GDP In 2021. ( CBO, 8/24/11)

81%:

Americans Dissatisfied With The Way Things Are Going. ( Quinnipiac Poll, 2118 RV, MoE 2.1%, 9/27-10/3/11)

80%:

Small Businesses That Could Be Forced To Change Health Care Plans As A Result Of ObamaCare.( The Washington Post, 6/15/10)

79%:

Stimulus Funds For Wind, Solar And Geothermal Energy Projects That Went To Foreign Firms.( Investigating Reporting Workshop/ABC’s World News Tonight/Watchdog Institute, 2/8/10)

77%:

Americans That Believe We Are Currently In A Recession. ( Politico, 10/6/11)

73:

Number Of Bank Failures This Year. ( FDIC, 9/30/11)

68.6%:

Federal Debt Held By The Public As Share Of GDP By End Of The Year. ( OMB, 9/19/11)

64%:

Voters Who Disapprove Of Obama’s Handling Of The Economy. ( Quinnipiac Poll, 2118 RV, MoE 2.1%, 9/27-10/3/11)

55%:

Americans That Disapprove Of Obama’s Handling Of The Presidency, The Highest Level Since Taking Office. ( Quinnipiac Poll, 2118 RV, MoE 2.1%, 9/27-10/3/11)

48.5%:

Households That Receive Some Form Of Government Assistance. ( The Wall Street Journal, 10/5/11)

44.8%:

Top Tax Rate By 2014 Under Obama’s FY2012 Budget. ( The Washington Post, 5/16/11)

43%:

Americans That Believe Their Taxes Will Go Up If Obama Is Reelected. ( Quinnipiac Poll, 2118 RV, MoE 2.1%, 9/27-10/3/11)

40.5:

Number Of Weeks That It Takes To Find A Job. ( Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 10/7/11)

39.8%:

Increase In National Debt Since Obama Took Office. ( U.S. Treasury Department Accessed 10/6/11)

34.2%:

Households That Receive Either Food Stamps, Subsidized Housing, Cash Welfare Or Medicaid. ( The Wall Street Journal, 10/5/11)

32.4%:

Unemployed Workers Out Of Work For Over A Year. ( Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 10/7/11)

32:

Record Number Of Straight Months With Unemployment Rate Above 8 Percent. ( Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 10/7/11)

31%:

Share Of Existing Home Sales In August That Were Distressed Properties (Foreclosures And Short Sales). ( National Association Of Realtors, 9/21/11)

25.9%:

Federal Spending As A Share Of GDP By 2021. ( CBO, 6/22/11)

23%:

Home Loans Underwater (Negative Equity) In August. ( Lender Processing Services, 10/3/11)

18%:

Amount GNP Would Be Lowered Due To Debt’s Effect On Economic Growth By 2035. ( CBO, 6/22/11)

17%:

Cut To Medicare Benefits When Trust Fund Is Exhausted. ( House Ways & Means Committee Hearing, 6/22/11)

16.5%:

Workers Unemployed Or Underemployed. ( Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 10/7/11)

15.1%:

Americans Living In Poverty. ( U.S. Census Bureau, 9/13/11)

11%:

Americans That Think The Economy Is Improving. ( Politico, 10/6/11)

9.1%:

Unemployment Rate. ( Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 10/7/11)

8.13%:

Percent Of Home Loans Delinquent In August. ( Lender Processing Services, 10/3/11)

5.1%:

Decline In Median Home Sale Price In The Last Year. ( National Association Of Realtors, 9/21/11)

3.6%:

Inflation Rate During The Last 12 Months. ( The Wall Street Journal, 7/6/11)

Record +$1 Trillion Deficits On Obama’s Watch. ( CBO, 10/7/11)

2.3%:

Decline In Median Household Income In 2010. ( U.S. Census Bureau, 9/13/11)

2.2%:

Residential Investment In Second Quarter, Lowest Level Since 1945. ( The Wall Street Journal’s “Real Time Economics,” 10/1/11)

1.3%:

GDP Growth In The Second Quarter Of 2011. ( Bureau Of Economic Analysis, Accessed 10/6/11)

0.4%:

GDP Growth In The First Quarter Of 2011. ( Bureau Of Economic Analysis, Accessed 10/6/11)

Number Of Co-Sponsors For Obama’s Second Stimulus. ( American Jobs Act Of 2011, Accessed10/10/11)

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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