Obama’s Numbers April 2016 Update
As we do every three months, we offer here a fresh update of selected statistical indicators of what has happened since Barack Obama first took the oath of office in January 2009. We leave it to our readers to judge how much credit or blame the president deserves for what has happened on his watch, and we caution that no single number or collection of numbers can tell the entire story. What we offer here are some key yardsticks from sources we consider solid and reliable. Read the full story at FactCheck.org.
Obama’s Numbers (April 2015 Update)
As we do every three months, we offer here a fresh update of selected statistical indicators of what has happened since Barack Obama first
took the oath of office in January 2009. Some are positive and some are
not, but all are from sources we consider solid and reliable. And as
usual, we caution that no single number or collection of numbers can
tell the entire story.
As we do every three months, we offer here a fresh update of selected statistical indicators of what has happened since Barack Obama first took the oath of office in January 2009.
Our latest update shows corporations and stockholders still prospering under Barack Obama’s presidency, while the economy steadily adds more jobs and millions sign up for health insurance under Obamacare.
But wages remain stagnant for those who have jobs, and there are still 3.7 million who have been jobless for six months or more.
U.S. oil production is booming and dependence on oil imports is plunging. But the national debt has now almost exactly doubled under this president, and historically large deficits continue.
For more, read “Obama’s Numbers (April 2014 Update)”
