I find it kind of funny that many Americans, Republican politicians in particular, seem to feel this country is on the "wrong track." While we certainly have our share of problems in this country (and overseas), do these people remember where we were 6 years ago? Remember how many jobs were being lost toward the end of Bush's presidency and at the start of President Obama's first term? How can these people look toward another with a straight face and say, "We're worse off today than when Obama took office"? According to FactCheck.org , here are the numbers from the time President Obama took office in late-January of 2009 to July of 2014: - Affordable Care Act Exchange Sign-ups: +8 million - Affordable Care Act New Medicaid Sign-ups: +6.1 million - Jobs: +4.8 million - Unemployment rate: down to 6.1% - Corporate Profits: +184% - Real Weekly Earnings: +0.3% - U.S. Crude Oil Production: +67% - New Car MPG: +21% - Wind & Solar Power: ...
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