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After two years of Obama ... Here's your change!






January 2009
TODAY
% chg
Source

Avg.. Retail price/gallon gas in U.S.
January 2009..... $1.83
TODAY..............$3.44
84%
1

Crude oil, European Brent (barrel)
January 2009........ $43..48
TODAY.................$99..02
127.7%
2

Crude oil, West TX Inter. (barrel)
January 2009........ $38..74
TODAY................. $91..38
135.9%
2

Gold: London (per troy oz.)
January 2009..... $853.25
TODAY............ $1,369.50
60.5%
2

Corn, No.2 yellow, Central IL
January 2009......$3.56
TODAY............... $6.33
78.1%
2

Soybeans, No. 1 yellow, IL
January 2009........ $9.66
TODAY............... $13.75
42.3%
2

Sugar, cane, raw, world, lb. Fob
January 2009......$13..37
TODAY............... $35..39
164.7%
2

Unemployment rate, non-farm, overall
January 2009....... 7.6%
TODAY................9.4%
23.7%
3

Unemployment rate, blacks
January 2009........12.6%
TODAY.................15.8%
25.4%
3

Number of unemployed
January 2009......11,616,000
TODAY............... 14,485,000
24.7%
3

Number of fed. Employees
January 2009....... 2,779,000
Today..................2,840,000


Real median household income
January 2009....... $50,112
TODAY................$49,777
-0.7%
4

Number of food stamp recipients
January 2009..........31,983,716
TODAY...................43,200,878
35.1%
5

Number of unemployment benefit recipients
January 2009.........7,526,598
TODAY..................9,193,838
22.2%
6

Number of long-term unemployed
January 2009......... 2,600,000
TODAY..................6,400,000
146.2%
3

Poverty rate, individuals
January 2009........ 13.2%
TODAY.................14.3%
8.3%
4

People in poverty in U.S.
January 2009........ 39,800,000
TODAY.................43,600,000
9.5%
4

U.S.. Rank in Economic Freedom World Rankings
January 2009......... 5th
TODAY.................. 9th
n/a
10

Present Situation Index
January 2009.........29.9
TODAY..................23.5
-21.4%
11

Failed banks
January 2009........ 140
TODAY................. 164
17.1%
12

U.S.. Dollar versus Japanese yen exchange rate
January 2009........ 89.76
TODAY................. 82.03
-8.6%
2

U.S.. Money supply, M1, in billions
January 2009........ 1,575.1
TODAY.................1,865.7
18.4%
13

U.S.. Money supply, M2, in billions
January 2009........8,310.9
TODAY................. 8,852.3
6.5%
13

National debt, in trillions
January 2009........ $10..627
TODAY................. $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!

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



THE PRESIDENCY

I see where Canal will be getting a new factory--225 new jobs

At your age your not really worried about jobs though are ya.

ItownHosscat wrote:At your age your not really worried about jobs though are ya.

Why wouldn't I?

I have family and friends out of work and it doesn't have anything to do with my age.

Sorry noreply66,I wasnt directing that comment towards you.

naw, i've quit even thinking about a job. since i've been out of work i've turned to theft to make a living. pays good and even if you get caught you get free room and board for awhile.

It's all those $81000 an hour plane rides he has taken!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

KVDW wrote:naw, i've quit even thinking about a job. since i've been out of work i've turned to theft to make a living. pays good and even if you get caught you get free room and board for awhile.

stealing has became a big part of te American way,,some go out and steal from stores,,,others steall from work...some even steal from in laws garages.

TARTAN/TITAN wrote:

KVDW wrote:naw, i've quit even thinking about a job. since i've been out of work i've turned to theft to make a living. pays good and even if you get caught you get free room and board for awhile.

stealing has became a big part of te American way,,some go out and steal from stores,,,others steall from work...some even steal from in laws garages.

i've heard that..... .

They better redo the report.

Today we get a different story.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Unemploym ... 3.html?x=0

Most of the jobs created nowadays do not pay what it takes to raise a family or pay all the bills after taxes. No exports and all imports will doom us one day if the govt. doesn't wake up.