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Out of context: Reply #10061
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after one year, here are the numbers. no spin, no bias, just data:
7,949.09—Dow Jones Industrial Average close on Jan. 20, 2009.
10,609.65—Dow Jones Industrial Average close on Jan. 15, 2010.
13 million—Number of people 16 and older unemployed as of January 2009.
14.7 million—Number of people 16 and older unemployed as of December 2009.
7.7 percent—Unemployment rate January 2009
10.0 percent—Unemployment rate December 2009
$787 billion—Cost of economic stimulus approved byCongress.
$10.6 trillion—Outstanding public debt Jan. 20, 2009.
$12.3 trillion—Outstanding public debt Jan. 14, 2009.
$296.4 billion—Federal spending from the financial crisis bailout fund before Jan. 20, 2009.
$173 billion—Federal spending from the financial crisis bailout fund after Jan. 20, 2009.
$165 billion—Amount of bailout funds repaid by banks and automakers.
139—Bank failures between Jan. 20, 2009, and Jan. 14, 2010.
274,399—Number of properties that received forclosure-related notices in January 2009.
349,519—Number of properties that received forclosure-related notices in December 2009.
34,400—U.S. troops in Afghanistan in January 2009.
70,000—U.S. troops in Afghanistan as of Jan. 12, 2010.
319—U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan from January 2009 through Jan. 15, 2010.
139,500—U.S. troops in Iraq in January 2009.
111,000—U.S. troops in Iraq as of Jan. 12, 2010.
152—U.S. military deaths in Iraq from January 2009 through Jan. 15, 2010.
539—Appointments to top federal policy positions submitted to the Senate
352—Appointments confirmed by the Senate.
180—Appointments in top policy positions carried over from the Bush administration.
12—Formal news conferences.
21—Foreign countries visited.
29—States visited.
10—Visits to Camp David.
2—Vacations.
- And everything was fine in January 2009. Not biased at all.luckyorphan
- Mind doing that same breakdown from 2000-2008?luckyorphan
- why include those years? this is for the one year obama has been president. interpret as you wish, but the numbers are correct.johndiggity
- correct.johndiggity
- Should include previous years because they provide context the majority of spending items you listed.IRNlun6
- this is what took place in the last year while obama ran the country. nothing more.johndiggity
- I hear you. It is what it is...IRNlun6
- Fair nuf. He's mopping up the work of the previous president, and clearly, it's going to take longer than a year.luckyorphan
- Man, you guys are brokeGeorgesII
- i don't think there's anything wrong with holding politicians accountable for what they've done. we need to do it more often.johndiggity
- often.johndiggity