Obama By The Numbers

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$46.2 Trillion:  

 Total Federal Spending Proposed By Obama’s FY2013 Budget Through 2022. (OMB, 7/27/12)

$25.4 Trillion:  

 Projected Federal Debt In 2022 Due To Obama’s Binge Spending.(OMB, 7/27/12)

$16.2 Trillion:  

 Current National Debt ($ 16,161,879,857,156 ). (U.S. Treasury Department, Accessed 10/8/12)

$9.2 Trillion:  

 Amount Obama’s FY2013 Budget Would Add To The Debt Through FY2022. (OMB, 7/27/12)

$6.4 Trillion:  

 Cumulative Deficits Over FY2013-2022. (OMB, 7/27/12)

$5.5 Trillion:  

 Added To The National Debt Since Obama Took Office. (U.S. Treasury Department, Accessed 10/8/12)

$5.3 Trillion:  

 Total Interest Payments On The National Debt Due To Obama’s Proposed Budget, FY2013-2022. (OMB, 7/27/12)

$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)

$1.9 Trillion:  

 Higher Taxes In Obama’s Budget. (OMB, 7/27/12)

$1.75 Trillion:  

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

$1.416 Trillion:  

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

$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)

$1.090 Trillion:  

 Federal Budget Deficit For FY2012 – Fourth Highest In U.S. History.(CBO, 10/5/12)

$1.18 Trillion:  

 Total Cost Of Obama’s First Stimulus With Interest. (CBO, 1/31/12,CBO, 1/27/09)

$1.15 Trillion:  

 American Debt Held By China. (U.S. Treasury Department, Accessed 10/8/12)

$833 Billion:  

 Price Tag Of Obama’s First Failed Stimulus. (CBO , 8/23/12)

$820 Billion:  

 Amount Of Taxes In ObamaCare. (CBO, 3/13/12;JCT, 6/15/12; CBO, 9/19/12)

$716 Billion:  

 Amount Of Medicare Cuts In ObamaCare. (Letter From Congressional Budget Office To Speaker John Boehner , 7/24/12)

$447 Billion:  

 Price Tag Of Obama’s Second Stimulus. (The White House, 9/8/11)

$347.1 Billion:  

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

$200 Billion:  

 Forecasted Decrease In Economic Output Due To Obama’s Proposed Tax Hikes. ( Ernst & Young LLP , 7/12)

$187 Billion:  

 Taxpayer Funds For Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac. (ProPublica, Accessed 10/8/12)

$175 Billion:  

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

$97.1 Billion:  

 Amount Of Regulatory Burden For 2012, At The Current Pace.(American Action Forum, 10/5/12)

$37.2 Billion:  

 Outstanding Government Investment In Bailouts Of Auto Industry.(Treasury Department , 9/10/12)

$25.5 Billion:  

 Amount Government Expects To Lose On Bailouts Of Auto Industry.(Treasury Department , 9/10/12)

$24 Billion:  

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

$1.3 Billion:  

 Amount Taxpayers Will Not Recover From Bailout Of Chrysler.(FactCheck.org, 6/6/11)

$535 Million:  

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

122.7 Million:  

 Amount Of Paperwork Burden Hours Imposed By Federal Government Regulations Since January 1, 2012. (American Action Forum, 10/5/12)

46.7 Million:  

 Record Number Of Americans Receiving Food Stamps. (Department Of Agriculture, 9/28/12)

23.2 Million:  

 Americans Unemployed, Underemployed Or Have Given Up Looking For Work. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 10/8/12)

$18 Million:  

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

15.8 Million:  

 Adult Children Who Lived With Their Parents In 2010. (U.S. Census Bureau, 6/12)

15.5 Million:  

 Adults Aged 25-34 That Lived With Their Parents In 2010. (U.S. Census Bureau, 6/12)

12.1 Million:  

 Unemployed Americans. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 10/8/12)

8.6 Million:  

 Americans Working Part-Time For Economic Reasons. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 10/8/12)

$6.7 Million:  

 Cost Per A Job From Obama’s 1705 Stimulus Green Energy Loan Program. (Testimony Of Veronique De Rugy, 6/19/12)

5.5 Million:  

 As Of July 2012, Number Of Mortgages Either 30 Days Delinquent Or In Foreclosure. (Lender Processing Services, 9/24/12)

1.65 Million:  

 Jobs Forecasted To Be Lost Due To New And Pending EPA Regulations. (NERA Economic Consulting, September 2011)

1.1 Million:  

 Jobless Seniors Who Have Been Unemployed For More Than Six Months. (Charles A. Jeszeck Testimony, 5/15/12)

1,035,000:  

 Construction Jobs Lost Since Obama Took Office. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 10/8/12)

802,000:  

 Discouraged Workers That Have Stopped Looking For Work. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 10/8/12)

710,000:  

 Jobs That Would Be Lost Due To Obama’s Proposed Tax Hikes. (Ernst & Young LLP , 7/12)

610,000:  

 Manufacturing Jobs Lost Since Obama Took Office. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 10/8/12)

283,000:  

 Jobs Lost By Women Since Obama Took Office. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 10/8/12)

89,000:  

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

62,900:  

 Shortage Of Doctors By 2015 Due To ObamaCare. (The New York Times, 7/28/12)

61,000:  

 Jobs Lost Since Obama Took Office. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 10/8/12)

$52,347:  

 Your Share Of The National Debt. (U.S. Treasury Department Accessed 10/8/12; U.S. Census Bureau, Accessed 10/8/12)

45,696:  

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

23,000:  

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

$17,927:  

 Increase In Your Share Of The National Debt Since Obama Took Office.(U.S. Treasury Department Accessed 10/8/12; U.S. Census Bureau, Accessed 10/8/12)

16,000:  

 Manufacturing Jobs Lost In September. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 10/8/12)

$15,745:  

 Average Cost Of Family Health Care Premiums, A $3,065 Increase Since Obama Took Office. (The Kaiser Family Foundation, 2012)

$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)

$4,520:  

 Decline In Real Median Household Income Since Obama Took Office.(“Household Income Trends, August 2012,”Sentier Research , 9/25/12)

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 , 4/23/12)

2024:  

 Year That Medicare’s Trust Fund Will Be Exhausted. (The Trustees Of Social Security & Medicare , 4/23/12)

1,722:  

 Number Of Waivers Granted To Unions And Businesses So That ObamaCare Would Not Outlaw Their Health Care Plans. (HHS.gov, Accessed 10/8/12)

1,603:  

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

1,260:  

 Days Since Harry Reid’s Senate Has Passed A Budget Resolution. (S. Con. Res. 13, Roll Call 173 ; 4/29/09)

$858:  

 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, 9/12)

638:  

 Number Of Bundlers Who Have Brought In At Least $142.8 Million Of Obama’s Total Haul . (Center For Responsive Politics, Accessed 10/8/12)

408:  

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

106%:  

 Increase In The Average Price Per Gallon Of Gas Since Obama Took Office. (U.S. Energy And Information Administration, Accessed 10/8/12)

80%:  

 Small Businesses That Could Be Forced To Change Health Care Plans As A Result Of ObamaCare. (NFIB, 7/11)

73.5%:  

 Federal Debt Held By The Public As Share Of GDP By End Of FY2012.(OMB, 7/27/12)

63%:  

 Voters That Consider The Country Either Worse Off Or The Same Under Obama. (NBC/Wall Street Journal Poll , 1000 RV, 3.1% MoE, 9/26-30/12)

59%:  

 U.S. Metropolitan Areas That Reported Higher Foreclosure Activity In The First Half Of 2012. (RealtyTrac, 7/26/12)

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 That Believe The Country Is On The Wrong Track. (NBC/Wall Street Journal Poll , 1000 RV, 3.1% MoE, 9/26-30/12)

51%:  

 Voters That Disapprove Of Obama’s Handling Of The Economy.(NBC/Wall Street Journal Poll , 1000 RV, 3.1% MoE, 9/26-30/12)

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 , 5/26/12)

39.8:  

 Average Number Of Weeks That It Takes To Find A Job. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 10/8/12)

29.4%:  

 Unemployed Workers Out Of Work For Over A Year. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 10/8/12)

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)

24.2%:  

 Increase In The Average Cost Of Family Health Care Premiums Under Obama. (The Kaiser Family Foundation, 2012)

17%:  

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

14.7%:  

 Real (U-6) Unemployment Rate. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 10/8/12)

14%:  

 Seniors That Believe They Can Retire Comfortably. (Reuters, 5/15/12)

7.8%:  

 Unemployment Rate. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 10/3/12)

4:  

 Record +$1 Trillion Deficits On Obama’s Watch. (The Hill, 9/10/12)

0:  

 Other People Obama Will Have Left To Blame For The Failures Of His Economic Policies In 2012. (The American People, 11/6/12)

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