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