{"id":3210,"date":"2012-01-27T16:00:14","date_gmt":"2012-01-28T00:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/savingtherepublic.com\/blog\/?p=3210"},"modified":"2012-01-27T16:00:14","modified_gmt":"2012-01-28T00:00:14","slug":"america-then-and-now-obama-policies-have-put-america-at-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/savingtherepublic.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/america-then-and-now-obama-policies-have-put-america-at-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"America Then and Now \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Obama Policies Have Put America at Risk"},"content":{"rendered":"

How’s all that Hopey Changey working out for you America? I know I know it’s all Bush’s fault!<\/p>\n

US House of Representatives: Committee On Ways And Means<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/strong><\/td>\nBefore<\/strong><\/td>\nNow<\/strong><\/td>\nChange<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of Unemployed1<\/sup><\/td>\n12.0 Million<\/td>\n13.1 Million<\/td>\n+9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Long-Term Unemployed2<\/sup><\/td>\n2.7 Million<\/td>\n5.6 Million<\/td>\n+107%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Unemployment Rate3<\/sup><\/td>\n7.8%<\/td>\n8.5%<\/td>\n+9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153High Unemployment\u00e2\u20ac\u009d States4<\/sup><\/td>\n22<\/td>\n43<\/td>\n+95%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Misery Index5<\/sup><\/td>\n7.83<\/td>\n11.46<\/td>\n+46%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Price of Gas6<\/sup><\/td>\n$1.85<\/td>\n$3.39<\/td>\n+83%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Typical\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Monthly Family Food Cost7<\/sup><\/td>\n$974<\/td>\n$1,013<\/td>\n+4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Median Value of Single-Family Home8<\/sup><\/td>\n$196,600<\/td>\n$169,100<\/td>\n-14%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rate of Mortgage Delinquencies9<\/sup><\/td>\n6.62%<\/td>\n10.23%<\/td>\n+55%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
U.S. National Debt10<\/sup><\/td>\n$10.6 Trillion<\/td>\n$15.2 Trillion<\/td>\n+43%<\/p>\n
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1 <\/sup>Number of unemployed in January 2009 and December 2011. http:\/\/www.bls.gov\/data\/#unemployment<\/a>.
\n2 <\/sup>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Long-term unemployed\u00e2\u20ac\u009d means for over 26 weeks; data for January 2009 and December 2011.http:\/\/www.bls.gov\/data\/#unemployment<\/a>.
\n3<\/sup> Unemployment rates in January 2009 and December 2011. http:\/\/www.bls.gov\/data\/#unemployment<\/a>.
\n4<\/sup> \u00e2\u20ac\u0153High unemployment\u00e2\u20ac\u009d means having a 3-month average unemployment rate of 6% or higher. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Extended Benefits Trigger Notice\u00e2\u20ac\u009d for January 18, 2009 and January 22, 2012.http:\/\/www.ows.doleta.gov\/unemploy\/trigger\/2009\/trig_011809.html<\/a> andhttp:\/\/ows.doleta.gov\/unemploy\/euc_trigger\/2012\/euc_012212.html<\/a>.
\n5<\/sup> The \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Misery Index\u00e2\u20ac\u009d equals unemployment plus inflation. For January 2009 and December 2012. http:\/\/www.miseryindex.us\/indexbymonth.asp<\/a>.<\/span>
\n6 <\/sup>Average retail price per gallon, January 2009 week 3 and January 2012 week 4.http:\/\/www.eia.gov\/dnav\/pet\/hist\/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=EMM_EPMR_PTE_NUS_DPG&f=W<\/a>.
\n7<\/sup> U.S. Department of Agriculture, values represent monthly \u00e2\u20ac\u0153moderate\u00e2\u20ac\u009d cost per family of four for January 2009 and November 2011.http:\/\/www.cnpp.usda.gov\/USDAFoodCost-Home.htm<\/a>.
\n8<\/sup> U.S. median sales price of existing single-family homes for metropolitan areas for 2008 and 2011 Q3.http:\/\/www.realtor.org\/research\/research\/metroprice<\/a>.
\n9<\/sup> Residential mortgage delinquencies (real estate loans) for 2008 Q4 and 2011 Q3.http:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/releases\/chargeoff\/default.htm<\/a>.
\n10<\/sup> Values for January 21, 2009 and January 23, 2012. http:\/\/www.treasurydirect.gov\/NP\/BPDLogin?application=np<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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