Obama By The Numbers
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$45.4 Trillion: |
Total Federal Spending Proposed By Obama’s FY2013 Budget Through 2022. (CBO, 3/16/12) |
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$25. 9 Trillion: |
Projected Federal Debt In 2022 Due To Obama’s Binge Spending. (OMB, 2/13/12) |
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$15.8 Trillion: |
Current National Debt ($ 15,876,457,645,33 ). (U.S. Treasury Department, Accessed 7/12/12) |
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$10.2 Trillion: |
Amount Obama’s FY2012 Budget Would Add To The Debt Through FY2022. (OMB, 2/13/12) |
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$6.4 Trillion: |
Cumulative Deficits Over FY2013-2022. (CBO, 3/16/12) |
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$5.24 Trillion: |
Added To The National Debt Since Obama Took Office. (U.S. Treasury Department, Accessed 7/12/12) |
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$4.8 Trillion: |
Total Interest Payments On The National Debt Due To Obama’s Proposed Budget, FY2013-2022. (CBO, 3/16/12) |
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$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) |
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$1.9 Trillion: |
Higher Taxes In Obama’s Budget. (OMB, 2/13/12) |
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$1.75 Trillion: |
Annual Cost Of Federal Regulations. (Small Business Administration, September 2010) |
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$1.416 Trillion: |
Federal Budget Deficit For FY2009 – Highest In U.S. History. (CBO, 10/7/10) |
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$1.298 Trillion: |
Federal Budget Deficit For FY2011 – Second Highest In U.S. History. (CBO, 10/7/11) |
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$1.294 Trillion: |
Federal Budget Deficit For FY2010 – Third Highest In U.S. History. (CBO, 10/7/10) |
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$1.253 Trillion: |
Projected Federal Budget Deficit For FY2012. (CBO, 3/16/12) |
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$1.18 Trillion: |
Total Cost Of Obama’s First Stimulus With Interest. (CBO, 1/31/12, CBO, 1/27/09) |
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$1.14 Trillion: |
American Debt Held By China. (U.S. Treasury Department, Accessed 7/12/12) |
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$831 Billion: |
Price Tag Of Obama’s First Failed Stimulus. (CBO, 1/31/12) |
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$810 Billion: |
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$575 Billion: |
Amount Of Medicare Cuts In ObamaCare. (CMS Chief Actuary Richard S. Foster, Memo, 4/22/10) |
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$447 Billion: |
Price Tag Of Obama’s Second Stimulus. (The White House, 9/8/11) |
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$347.1 Billion: |
Debt Service Costs For Borrowing To Pay For Obama’s First Stimulus. (CBO, 1/27/09) |
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$231 Billion: |
Burden Of New Regulations Imposed In 2011. (American Action Network, 1/2/12) |
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$187 Billion: |
Taxpayer Funds For Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac. (ProPublica, Accessed 7/12/12) |
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$175 Billion: |
Increased Spending In Obama’s Second Stimulus. (CBO, 10/5/11) |
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$107 Billion: |
Amount Of Regulatory Burden For 2012, At The Current Pace. (American Action Forum, 7/9/12) |
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$24 Billion: |
Stimulus Funds Sent To Tax Cheats. (Government Accountability Office, April 2011) |
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$21.7 Billion: |
Amount Government Expects To Lose On Bailouts Of Auto Industry. ( Treasury Department , 7/10/12) |
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$1.3 Billion: |
Amount Taxpayers Will Not Recover From Bailout Of Chrysler. (FactCheck.org, 6/6/11) |
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$535 Million: |
Stimulus Loan To The Failed Solar Company Solyndra. (The Oakland Tribune, 11/4/10) |
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146.4 Million: |
Americans That Are Either Considered Low-Income Or In Poverty. (The Associated Press, 12/15/11) |
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133 Million: |
Annual Paperwork Burden Hours Imposed By Regulators In 2011. (American Action Network, 1/2/12) |
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111.3 Million: |
Amount Of Paperwork Burden Hours Imposed By Federal Government Regulations Since January 1, 2012. (American Action Forum, 7/9/12) |
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49.1 Million: |
Number Of Americans Living In Poverty (Supplemental Poverty Measure). (US Census Bureau, 11/7/11) |
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46.2 Million: |
Record Number Of Americans Living In Poverty (Official Measure). (U.S. Census Bureau, 9/13/11) |
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46.4 Million: |
Number Of Americans Receiving Food Stamps. (Department Of Agriculture, 6/29/12) |
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23.4 Million: |
Americans Unemployed, Underemployed Or Have Given Up Looking For Work. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 7/12/12) |
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$18 Million: |
Cost Of The Stimulus Website Recovery.org. (ABC News’ “The Note,” 7/8/09) |
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12.7 Million: |
Unemployed Americans. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 7/12/12) |
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8.2 Million: |
Americans Working Part-Time For Economic Reasons. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 7/12/12) |
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$6.7 Million |
Cost Per A Job From Obama’s 1705 Stimulus Green Energy Loan Program. (Testimony Of Veronique De Rugy, 6/19/12) |
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6.3 Million: |
Number Of Americans That Fell Into Poverty Since Obama Took Office. (U.S. Census Bureau, 9/13/11) |
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5.6 Million: |
As Of May 2012, Number Of Mortgages Either 30 Days Delinquent Or In Foreclosure. (Lender Processing Services, 6/20/12) |
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5.4 Million: |
Americans Unemployed 27 Weeks Or Longer. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 7/12/12) |
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4 Million: |
Workers Granted Waivers So That ObamaCare Would Not Outlaw Their Health Care Plan. (HHS.gov, Accessed 7/12/12) |
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2.3 Million: |
Foreclosure Starts During 2011. ( Lender Processing Services , 1/20/12) |
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$1.5 Million: |
Stimulus Funds Sent To Indonesia To Discourage Air Pollution In Jakarta. (The Daily Caller, 7/7/11) |
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1.35 Million: |
Personal Bankruptcies In 2011. (Los Angeles Times , 1/5/12) |
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1,049,000: |
Construction Jobs Lost Since Obama Took Office. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 7/12/12) |
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821,000: |
Americans That Have Given Up Looking For Work. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 7/12/12) |
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590,000: |
Manufacturing Jobs Lost Since Obama Took Office. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 7/12/12) |
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473,000: |
Jobs Lost Since Obama Took Office. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 7/12/12) |
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97,000: |
New Foreclosures Filed In May. ( Politifact , 5/28/12) |
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89,000: |
The Number Of Stimulus Checks Sent To Dead Or Incarcerated People. ( The Wall Street Journal , 10/7/10) |
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81,405: |
Record Number Of Pages Added To The Federal Register In 2010. ( Competitive Enterprise Institute , 2011) |
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81,000: |
Number Of Heavy And Civil Engineering Construction Jobs Lost Since The Stimulus Was Passed. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 7/12/12) |
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$51,422: |
Your Share Of The National Debt. (U.S. Treasury Department Accessed 7/12/12; U.S. Census Bureau, Accessed 7/12/12) |
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45,696: |
Pages Of New Rules Added To The Federal Register During Obama’s First Two Years In Office. ( Competitive Enterprise Institute , 2011) |
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23,000: |
The Number Of Jobs Obama Knew His Drilling Moratorium Would Kill. ( The Wall Street Journal , 8/21/10) |
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$17,003: |
Increase In Your Share Of The National Debt Since Obama Took Office. (U.S. Treasury Department Accessed 7/12/12; U.S. Census Bureau, Accessed 7/12/12) |
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$15,500: |
Annual Cost Per Household From Federal Regulations. (Small Business Administration, September 2010) |
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$11,300: |
Negative Effect Of Debt On Gross National Product Per Person In 2035. (CBO, 6/22/11) |
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$10,585: |
Cost Per Employee That Federal Regulations Place On Small Businesses. (Small Business Administration, September 2010) |
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$4,300: |
Decline In Real Median Household Income Since Obama Took Office. (Bloomberg, 4/30/12) |
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3,700: |
Number Of Tax Delinquents Who Received Stimulus Funds. (Government Accountability Office, April 2011) |
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2060: |
Year Federal Spending Will Reach 50 Percent Of GDP. (CBO, 6/22/11) |
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2037: |
Year That Federal Debt Will Reach 200 Percent Of GDP. (CBO, 6/22/11) |
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2036: |
Year That The Social Security Trust Fund Will Be Exhausted. (The Trustees Of Social Security & Medicare, 5/10/11) |
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2022: |
Year That The CBO Predicts Medicare’s Trust Fund Will Be Exhausted. (CBO, 4/10/12) |
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1,722: |
Number Of Waivers Granted To Unions And Businesses So That ObamaCare Would Not Outlaw Their Health Care Plans. (HHS.gov, Accessed 7/12/12) |
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1,603: |
Number Of Regulations That Would Impact Small Businesses Proposed By Obama Administration In First Two Years In Office. ( Competitive Enterprise Institute , 2011) |
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1,172: |
Days Since Harry Reid’s Senate Has Passed A Budget Resolution. (S. Con. Res. 13, Roll Call 173 ; 4/29/09) |
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532: |
Number Of Bundlers Who Have Brought In At Least $106.4 Million Of Obama’s Total Haul. (Federal Election Commission, fec.gov, Accessed 7/12/12; “Obama For America And Obama Victory Fund 2012 Volunteer Fundraisers,” barackobama.com, Accessed 7/12/12) |
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408: |
Number Of Regulations Proposed By Obama During First Two Years That Have An Economic Impact Of Over $100 Million. ( Competitive Enterprise Institute , 2011) |
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360: |
Individuals In The Obama Administration That Have Been Through The Revolving Door. (Center For Responsive Politics,Opensecrets.org, Accessed 7/12/12) |
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106.2% |
Federal Debt As A Share Of GDP At The End Of 2013. (CBO, 2/13/12) |
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80%: |
Small Businesses That Could Be Forced To Change Health Care Plans As A Result Of ObamaCare. (NFIB, 7/11) |
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80%: |
Percent Of Americans Who Say Obama Has Either Made The Deficit “Worse” Or “Not Made much Difference.” ( NBC News/Wall Street Journal , 1000A, MoE 3.1%, 5/16-20/12) |
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73%: |
Americans Rate The Current Economic Conditions As Either “Very Poor” Or “Poor.” (CNN, 1,517 A, MoE 2.5%, 6/28 – 7/1/12) |
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72.5%: |
Federal Debt Held By The Public As Share Of GDP By End Of The Year. (CBO, 1/31/12) |
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70%: |
Voters That Are Either “Somewhat” Or “Very” Dissatisfied With The Direction The Country Is Going. (Quinnipiac Poll, 2,722 RV MoE 1.9%, 7/1 – 8/12) |
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56%: |
Likely Voters That Believe Obama Has Changed The Country In A Negative Way. (The Hill, 7/9/12) |
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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) |
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41: |
Record Number Of Straight Months With Unemployment Rate Above 8 Percent. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 7/12/12) |
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39.9: |
Number Of Weeks That It Takes To Find A Job. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 7/12/12) |
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28.5%: |
Unemployed Workers Out Of Work For Over A Year. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 7/12/12) |
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18%: |
Amount GNP Would Be Lowered Due To Debt’s Effect On Economic Growth By 2035. (CBO, 6/22/11) |
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17%: |
Cut To Medicare Benefits When Trust Fund Is Exhausted. (House Ways & Means Committee Hearing, 6/22/11) |
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15.1%: |
Americans Living In Poverty. (U.S. Census Bureau, 9/13/11) |
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8.2%: |
Unemployment Rate. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 7/12/12) |
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4: |
Record +$1 Trillion Deficits On Obama’s Watch. (OMB, 2/13/12) |
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3.8%: |
Decline In Home Prices In The Past Year. (CNN Money, 3/27/12) |
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2.3%: |
Decline In Median Household Income In 2010. (U.S. Census Bureau, 9/13/11) |
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0: |
Other People Obama Will Have Left To Blame For The Failures Of His Economic Policies In 2012. (The American People, 11/6/12) |






