By The Numbers

3.4%: Decrease In Home Prices Since October 2010. (Timothy R. Homan, “Home Prices In 20 U.S. Cities Decrease More Than Forecast,” Bloomberg, 1/4/12)

8.5%: Unemployment Rate. (Bureau of Labor and Statistics, www.bls.gov, Accessed 1/20/11)

35: Record Number Straight Months With Unemployment Above 8 Percent. (Bureau Of Labor And Statistics, www.fhfa.gov/, Accessed 1/20/12)

40.8: Average Weeks That It Takes To Find A Job. (Bureau of Labor and Statistics, www.bls.gov, Accessed 1/20/12)

2024: Year That Medicare’s Trust Fund Will Be Exhausted. (Matthew Dobias, “Trustees: Medicare To Go Broke In 2024,” National Journal, 5/14/11)

$48,696.50: Your Share Of The National Debt. (www.treasurydirect.gov, Accessed 1/20/12, www.census.gov, Accessed 1/20/12)

769,000: Number Of Manufacturing Jobs Lost Since Obama Took Office. (Bureau of Labor and Statistics, www.bls.gov, Accessed 1/24/12)

By The Millions:

1.2 Million: Number Of Jobs Lost Since Obama Took Office. (Bureau Of Labor And Statistics, www.bls.gov, Accessed 1/20/12)

7.6 Million: Number Of Properties Receiving Foreclosure Filings Since Obama Took Office. (RealtyTrac, www.realtytrac.com, Accessed 1/20/12)

12.7 Million: Number Of Unemployed Americans. (Bureau of Labor and Statistics, www.bls.gov, Accessed 1/20/12)

46.3 Million: Number Of American’s Receiving Food Stamps. (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Data,” www.fns.usda.gov, 1/20/12)

By The Billions:

$569.2 Billion: Amount Of Taxes In ObamaCare. (Letter To Speaker Nancy Pelosi, 3/18/10)

$575 Billion: Amount Of Medicare Cuts In ObamaCare. (CMS Chief Actuary Richard S. Foster, Memo, 4/22/10)

$830 Billion: Price Tag Of Obama’s Failed Stimulus. (CBO, 5/25/11)

By The Trillions:

$1.1 Trillion: American Debt Held By China. (U.S. Treasury, www.treasury.gov, Accessed 1/20/12)

$1.3 Trillion: Projected Federal Deficit For FY2011 – Will Be The Second Highest In U.S. History. (“Truth Squad: Santorum’s Tally Of Obama Cuts Don’t Add Up,” CNN, 1/20/12)

$4.5 Trillion: Amount Added To The National Debt Since Obama Took Office (Treasury Direct Debt To The Penny, www.treasurydirect.gov, Accessed 1/20/12)

$15.2 Trillion: Current National Debt. (Treasury Direct Debt To The Penny, www.treasurydirect.gov, Accessed 1/20/12)