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The puppet kept his promise of change. Here are some of the changes. Are you ready for 4 more years of changes? After two years of the puppet, here’s your change!
| January 2009 | TODAY |
% chg |
Source |
|
| Avg.. Retail price/gallon gas in U.S. | $1.83 | $3.104 |
69.6% |
1 |
| Crude oil, European Brent (barrel) | $43.48 | $99.02 |
127.7% |
2 |
| Crude oil, West TX Inter. (barrel) | $38.74 | $91.38 |
135.9% |
2 |
| Gold: London (per troy oz.) | $853.25 | $1,369.50 |
60.5% |
2 |
| Corn, No.2 yellow, Central IL | $3.56 | $6.33 |
78.1% |
2 |
| Soybeans, No. 1 yellow, IL | $9.66 | $13.75 |
42.3% |
2 |
| Sugar, cane, raw, world, lb. Fob | $13.37 | $35.39 |
164.7% |
2 |
| Unemployment rate, non-farm, overall | 7.6% | 9.4% |
23.7% |
3 |
| Unemployment rate, blacks | 12.6% | 15.8% |
25.4% |
3 |
| Number of unemployed | 11,616,000 | 14,485,000 |
24.7% |
3 |
| Number of fed. Employees, ex. Military (curr = 12/10 prelim) | 2,779,000 | 2,840,000 |
2.2% |
3 |
| Real median household income (2008 v 2009) | $50,112 | $49,777 |
-0.7% |
4 |
| Number of food stamp recipients (curr = 10/10) | 31,983,716 | 43,200,878 |
35.1% |
5 |
| Number of unemployment benefit recipients (curr = 12/10) | 7,526,598 | 9,193,838 |
22.2% |
6 |
| Number of long-term unemployed | 2,600,000 | 6,400,000 |
146.2% |
3 |
| Poverty rate, individuals (2008 v 2009) | 13.2% | 14.3% |
8.3% |
4 |
| People in poverty in U.S. (2008 v 2009) | 39,800,000 | 43,600,000 |
9.5% |
4 |
| U.S.. Rank in Economic Freedom World Rankings | 5 | 9 |
n/a |
10 |
| Present Situation Index (curr = 12/10) | 29.9 | 23.5 |
-21.4% |
11 |
| Failed banks (curr = 2010 + 2011 to date) | 140 | 164 |
17.1% |
12 |
| U.S.. Dollar versus Japanese yen exchange rate | 89.76 | 82.03 |
-8.6% |
2 |
| U.S.. Money supply, M1, in billions (curr = 12/10 prelim) | 1,575.1 | 1,865.7 |
18.4% |
13 |
| U.S.. Money supply, M2, in billions (curr = 12/10 prelim) | 8,310.9 | 8,852.3 |
6.5% |
13 |
| National debt, in trillions | $10..627 | $14..052 |
32.2% |
14 |
Just take this last item—In the last two years we have accumulated national debt at a rate more than 27 times as fast as during the rest of our entire nation’s history. Over 27 times as fast. Metaphorically speaking, if you are driving in the right lane doing 65 MPH and a car rockets past you in the left lane 27 times faster, it would be doing 7,555 MPH! (Over 10 times the speed of sound) No wonder we did not see it!
Sources—(1) U.S. Energy Information Administration; (2) Wall Street Journal; (3) Bureau of Labor Statistics; (4) Census Bureau; (5) USDA; (6) U.S. Dept. of Labor; (7) FHFA; (8) Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller; (9) RealtyTrac; (10) Heritage Foundation and WSJ; (11) The Conference Board; (12) FDIC; (13) Federal Reserve; (14) U.S. Treasury
Speak Loud America! 
Yes, I have seen these numbers before, and they are quite telling! If nothing else, he is a master of muddying the water and distracting many Americans from the truth of his agenda (or that of the puppet-masters).
Cain, Palin, West, Rubio, Ryan, Scott … any combination thereof in 2012!
If only they were true to their word and didn’t try to please other countries. I’m sick and tired of all this United Nations humbug! We have plenty of starving and homeless people right here at home. It’s time to take care of our own and leave those third world countries to fend for themselves for a while. k
Interesting article. I was trying to find a way to contact you guys. You have my old blog, “practical politician” in your blogroll. Working on new site now, let me know how to contact you.