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2 Years after Obama in office...the hard numbers (vanity)
American Thinker ^

Posted on 02/11/2011 7:47:39 PM PST by TigerClaws

First column: 2009, 2nd is today's price, and 3 column is % change

Avg. retail price/gallon gas in U.S. $1.83 $3.104 69.6% 1 Crude oil, European Brent (barrel) $43.48 $99.02 127.7% 2 Crude oil, West TX Inter. (barrel) $38.74 $91.38 135.9% 2 Gold: London (per troy oz.) $853.25 $1,369.50 60.5% 2 Corn, No.2 yellow, Central IL $3.56 $6.33 78.1% 2 Soybeans, No. 1 yellow, IL $9.66 $13.75 42.3% 2 Sugar, cane, raw, world, lb. fob $13.37 $35.39 164.7% 2 Unemployment rate, non-farm, overall 7.6% 9.4% 23.7% 3 Unemployment rate, blacks 12.6% 15.8% 25.4% 3 Number of unemployed 11,616,000 14,485,000 24.7% 3 Number of fed. employees, ex. military (curr = 12/10 prelim) 2,779,000 2,840,000 2.2% 3 Real median household income (2008 v 2009) $50,112 $49,777 -0.7% 4 Number of food stamp recipients (curr = 10/10) 31,983,716 43,200,878 35.1% 5 Number of unemployment benefit recipients (curr = 12/10) 7,526,598 9,193,838 22.2% 6 Number of long-term unemployed 2,600,000 6,400,000 146.2% 3 Poverty rate, individuals (2008 v 2009) 13.2% 14.3% 8.3% 4 People in poverty in U.S. (2008 v 2009) 39,800,000 43,600,000 9.5% 4 U.S. rank in Economic Freedom World Rankings 5 9 n/a 10 Present Situation Index (curr = 12/10) 29.9 23.5 -21.4% 11 Failed banks (curr = 2010 + 2011 to date) 140 164 17.1% 12 U.S. dollar versus Japanese yen exchange rate 89.76 82.03 -8.6% 2 U.S. money supply, M1, in billions (curr = 12/10 prelim) 1,575.1 1,865.7 18.4% 13 U.S. money supply, M2, in billions (curr = 12/10 prelim) 8,310.9 8,852.3 6.5% 13 National debt, in trillions $10.627 $14.052 32.2% 14

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1 posted on 02/11/2011 7:47:42 PM PST by TigerClaws
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To: TigerClaws

very good but could you reformat it to make it easier to read? the #s are all bunched up. Maybe put them in column form.


2 posted on 02/11/2011 7:49:19 PM PST by jeltz25
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To: TigerClaws

Later, when formatted.


3 posted on 02/11/2011 7:51:55 PM PST by I_be_tc
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To: TigerClaws

I like it, could you please make it all caps and remove any punctuation?


4 posted on 02/11/2011 7:52:41 PM PST by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate Republicans Freed the Slaves Month)
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To: ROCKLOBSTER
ROTFLMAO!!!

Careful what you wish for...

5 posted on 02/11/2011 7:55:51 PM PST by SunTzuWu (Political correctness does not legislate tolerance; it only organizes hatred. - Barzun)
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To: TigerClaws
Can you convert the font to "wingdings"?

; )

6 posted on 02/11/2011 7:58:08 PM PST by InvisibleChurch (Supreme Court overturns car)
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To: InvisibleChurch

AVG RETAIL PRICEGALLON GAS IN US 183 3104 696 1 CRUDE OIL EUROPEAN BRENT BARREL 4348 9902 1277 2 CRUDE OIL WEST TX INTER BARREL 3874 9138 1359 2 GOLD: LONDON PER TROY OZ 85325 136950 605 2 CORN NO2 YELLOW CENTRAL IL 356 633 781 2 SOYBEANS NO 1 YELLOW IL 966 1375 423 2 SUGAR CANE RAW WORLD LB FOB 1337 3539 1647 2 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE NONFARM OVERALL 76 94 237 3 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE BLACKS 126 158 254 3 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED 11616000 14485000 247 3 NUMBER OF FED EMPLOYEES EX MILITARY CURR 1210 PRELIM 2779000 2840000 22 3 REAL MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME 2008 V 2009 50112 49777 07 4 NUMBER OF FOOD STAMP RECIPIENTS CURR 1010 31983716 43200878 351 5 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT RECIPIENTS CURR 1210 7526598 9193838 222 6 NUMBER OF LONGTERM UNEMPLOYED 2600000 6400000 1462 3 POVERTY RATE INDIVIDUALS 2008 V 2009 132 143 83 4 PEOPLE IN POVERTY IN US 2008 V 2009 39800000 43600000 95 4 US RANK IN ECONOMIC FREEDOM WORLD RANKINGS 5 9 NA 10 PRESENT SITUATION INDEX CURR 1210 299 235 214 11 FAILED BANKS CURR 2010 2011 TO DATE 140 164 171 12 US DOLLAR VERSUS JAPANESE YEN EXCHANGE RATE 8976 8203 86 2 US MONEY SUPPLY M1 IN BILLIONS CURR 1210 PRELIM 15751 18657 184 13 US MONEY SUPPLY M2 IN BILLIONS CURR 1210 PRELIM 83109 88523 65 13 NATIONAL DEBT IN TRILLIONS 10627 14052 322 14


7 posted on 02/11/2011 8:03:43 PM PST by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate Republicans Freed the Slaves Month)
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To: ROCKLOBSTER
Here, let me try and fix it...

Avg. retail price/gallon gas in U.S. $1.83 $3.104 69.6% 1 Crude oil, European Brent (barrel) $43.48 $99.02 127.7% 2 Crude oil, West TX Inter. (barrel) $38.74 $91.38 135.9% 2 Gold: London (per troy oz.) $853.25 $1,369.50 60.5% 2 Corn, No.2 yellow, Central IL $3.56 $6.33 78.1% 2 Soybeans, No. 1 yellow, IL $9.66 $13.75 42.3% 2 Sugar, cane, raw, world, lb. fob $13.37 $35.39 164.7% 2 Unemployment rate, non-farm, overall 7.6% 9.4% 23.7% 3 Unemployment rate, blacks 12.6% 15.8% 25.4% 3 Number of unemployed 11,616,000 14,485,000 24.7% 3 Number of fed. employees, ex. military (curr = 12/10 prelim) 2,779,000 2,840,000 2.2% 3 Real median household income (2008 v 2009) $50,112 $49,777 -0.7% 4 Number of food stamp recipients (curr = 10/10) 31,983,716 43,200,878 35.1% 5 Number of unemployment benefit recipients (curr = 12/10) 7,526,598 9,193,838 22.2% 6 Number of long-term unemployed 2,600,000 6,400,000 146.2% 3 Poverty rate, individuals (2008 v 2009) 13.2% 14.3% 8.3% 4 People in poverty in U.S. (2008 v 2009) 39,800,000 43,600,000 9.5% 4 U.S. rank in Economic Freedom World Rankings 5 9 n/a 10 Present Situation Index (curr = 12/10) 29.9 23.5 -21.4% 11 Failed banks (curr = 2010 + 2011 to date) 140 164 17.1% 12 U.S. dollar versus Japanese yen exchange rate 89.76 82.03 -8.6% 2 U.S. money supply, M1, in billions (curr = 12/10 prelim) 1,575.1 1,865.7 18.4% 13 U.S. money supply, M2, in billions (curr = 12/10 prelim) 8,310.9 8,852.3 6.5% 13 National debt, in trillions $10.627 $14.052 32.2% 14



Better?
8 posted on 02/11/2011 8:14:31 PM PST by Responsibility2nd (Yes, as a matter of fact, what you do in your bedroom IS my business.)
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To: jeltz25
Don't worry, be happy!"... BLS assures us there has been no inflation for several years now...!
9 posted on 02/11/2011 8:18:44 PM PST by ExSES (the "bottom-line")
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To: Responsibility2nd

No


10 posted on 02/11/2011 8:19:23 PM PST by motor_racer
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To: I_be_tc; TigerClaws
Avg. retail price/gallon gas in U.S. $1.83 $3.104 69.6%

Crude oil, European Brent (barrel) $43.48 $99.02 127.7%

Crude oil, West TX Inter. (barrel) $38.74 $91.38 135.9%

Gold: London (per troy oz.) $853.25 $1,369.50 60.5%

Corn, No.2 yellow, Central IL $3.56 $6.33 78.1%

Soybeans, No. 1 yellow, IL $9.66 $13.75 42.3%

Sugar, cane, raw, world, lb. fob $13.37 $35.39 164.7%

Unemployment rate, non-farm, overall 7.6% 9.4% 23.7%

Unemployment rate, blacks 12.6% 15.8% 25.4%

Number of unemployed 11,616,000 14,485,000 24.7%

Number of fed. employees, ex. military (curr = 12/10 prelim) 2,779,000 2,840,000 2.2%

Real median household income (2008 v 2009) $50,112 $49,777 -0.7%

Number of food stamp recipients (curr = 10/10) 31,983,716 43,200,878 35.1%

Number of unemployment benefit recipients (curr = 12/10) 7,526,598 9,193,838 22.2%

Number of long-term unemployed 2,600,000 6,400,000 146.2%

Poverty rate, individuals (2008 v 2009) 13.2% 14.3% 8.3%

People in poverty in U.S. (2008 v 2009) 39,800,000 43,600,000 9.5%

U.S. rank in Economic Freedom World Rankings 5 9 n/a

Present Situation Index (curr = 12/10) 29.9 23.5 -21.4%

Failed banks (curr = 2010 + 2011 to date) 140 164 17.1%

U.S. dollar versus Japanese yen exchange rate 89.76 82.03 -8.6%

U.S. money supply, M1, in billions (curr = 12/10 prelim) 1,575.1 1,865.7 18.4%

U.S. money supply, M2, in billions (curr = 12/10 prelim) 8,310.9 8,852.3 6.5%

National debt, in trillions $10.627 $14.052 32.2% 14


11 posted on 02/11/2011 8:19:56 PM PST by EasySt (2012... Sometimes you have to flush twice.)
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To: TigerClaws
Description 2009 Today Percent Change
Avg. retail price/gallon gas in U.S. $1.83 $3.104 69.6%
1 Crude oil, European Brent (barrel) $43.48 $99.02 127.7%
2 Crude oil, West TX Inter. (barrel) $38.74 $91.38 135.9%
2 Gold: London (per troy oz.) $853.25 $1,369.50 60.5%
2 Corn, No.2 yellow, Central IL $3.56 $6.33 78.1%
2 Soybeans, No. 1 yellow, IL $9.66 $13.75 42.3%
2 Sugar, cane, raw, world, lb. fob $13.37 $35.39 164.7%
2 Unemployment rate, non-farm, overall 7.6% 9.4% 23.7%
3 Unemployment rate, blacks 12.6% 15.8% 25.4%
3 Number of unemployed 11,616,000 14,485,000 24.7%
3 Number of fed. employees, ex. military (curr = 12/10 prelim) 2,779,000 2,840,000 2.2%
3 Real median household income (2008 v 2009) $50,112 $49,777 -0.7%
4 Number of food stamp recipients (curr = 10/10) 31,983,716 43,200,878 35.1%
5 Number of unemployment benefit recipients (curr = 12/10) 7,526,598 9,193,838 22.2%
6 Number of long-term unemployed 2,600,000 6,400,000 146.2%
3 Poverty rate, individuals (2008 v 2009) 13.2% 14.3% 8.3%
4 People in poverty in U.S. (2008 v 2009) 39,800,000 43,600,000 9.5%
4 U.S. rank in Economic Freedom World Rankings 5 9 n/a
10 Present Situation Index (curr = 12/10) 29.9 23.5 -21.4%
11 Failed banks (curr = 2010 + 2011 to date) 140 164 17.1%
12 U.S. dollar versus Japanese yen exchange rate 89.76 82.03 -8.6%
2 U.S. money supply, M1, in billions (curr = 12/10 prelim) 1,575.1 1,865.7 18.4%
13 U.S. money supply, M2, in billions (curr = 12/10 prelim) 8,310.9 8,852.3 6.5%
13 National debt, in trillions $10.627 $14.052 32.2%

Well, that was fun exercise in HTML...
12 posted on 02/11/2011 8:23:25 PM PST by ThunderSleeps (Stop obama now! Stop the hussein - insane agenda!)
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To: I_be_tc
I think this will make it a little more readable

Avg. retail price/gallon gas in U.S. $1.83 $3.104 69.6%
Crude oil, European Brent (barrel) $43.48 $99.02 127.7%
Crude oil, West TX Inter. (barrel) $38.74 $91.38 135.9%
Gold: London (per troy oz.) $853.25 $1,369.50 60.5%
Corn, No.2 yellow, Central IL $3.56 $6.33 78.1%
Soybeans, No. 1 yellow, IL $9.66 $13.75 42.3%
Sugar, cane, raw, world, lb. fob $13.37 $35.39 164.7%
Unemployment rate, non-farm, overall 7.6% 9.4% 23.7%
Unemployment rate, blacks 12.6% 15.8% 25.4%
Number of unemployed 11,616,000 14,485,000 24.7%
Number of fed. employees, ex. military (curr = 12/10 prelim) 2,779,000 2,840,000 2.2%
Real median household income (2008 v 2009) $50,112 $49,777 -0.7%
Number of food stamp recipients (curr = 10/10) 31,983,716 43,200,878 35.1%
Number of unemployment benefit recipients (curr = 12/10) 7,526,598 9,193,838 22.2%
Number of long-term unemployed 2,600,000 6,400,000 146.2%
Poverty rate, individuals (2008 v 2009) 13.2% 14.3% 8.3%
People in poverty in U.S. (2008 v 2009) 39,800,000 43,600,000 9.5%
U.S. rank in Economic Freedom World Rankings 5 9 n/a
Present Situation Index (curr = 12/10) 29.9 23.5 -21.4%
Failed banks (curr = 2010 + 2011 to date) 140 164 17.1%
U.S. dollar versus Japanese yen exchange rate 89.76 82.03 -8.6%
U.S. money supply, M1, in billions (curr = 12/10 prelim) 1,575.1 1,865.7 18.4%
U.S. money supply, M2, in billions (curr = 12/10 prelim) 8,310.9 8,852.3 6.5%
National debt, in trillions $10.627 $14.052 32.2% 14

13 posted on 02/11/2011 8:26:32 PM PST by McCloud-Strife ( USA 1776-2008)
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To: TigerClaws

There I fixed it 8)

NOBAMA=PRICELESSAVGRETAILPRICEGALLONGASINUS18331046961CRUDEOILEUROPEANBRENTBARREL4348990212772CRUDEOILWESTTXINTERBARREL3874913813592GOLD:LONDONPERTROYOZ853251369506052CORNNO2YELLOWCENTRALIL356637812SOYBEANSNO1YELLOWIL96613754232SUGARCANERAWWORLDLBFOB1337353916472UNEMPLOYMENTRATENONFARMOVERALL76942373UNEMPLOYMENTRATEBLACKS121582543NUMBEROFUNEMPLOYED11616000144850002473NUMBEROFFEDEMPLOYEESEXMILITARYCURR1210PRELIM27790002840000223REALMEDIANHOUSEHOLDINCOME2008V20095011249777074NUMBEROFFOODSTAMPRECIPIENTSCURR101031983716432008783515NUMBEROFUNEMPLOYMENTBENEFITRECIPIENTSCURR1210752659891938382226NUMBEROFLONGTERMUNEMPLOYED2600000640000014623POVERTYRATEINDIVIDUALS2008V2009132143834PEOPLEINPOVERTYINUS2008V20093980000043600000954USRAINECONOMICFREEDOMWORLDRANKINGS59NA10PRESENTSITUATIONINDEXCURR121029923521411FAILEDBANKSCURR20102011TODATE14016417112USDOLLARVERSUSJAPANESEYENEXCHANGERATE89768203862USMONEYSUPPLYM1INBILLIONSCURR1210PRELIM157511865718413USMONEYSUPPLYM2INBILLIONSCURR121PRELIM83109885236513NATIONALDEBTINTRILLIONS106271405232214


14 posted on 02/11/2011 8:29:55 PM PST by Tigen (I shall raise you one .)
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To: TigerClaws

Look at all the wealth Obama has saved or created.


15 posted on 02/11/2011 8:32:03 PM PST by AmusedBystander (Republicans may have helped drive the economy into the ditch, but Obama is driving it off the cliff.)
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To: Tigen

Just love those one liners.


16 posted on 02/11/2011 8:33:06 PM PST by Tigen (I shall raise you one .)
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To: ThunderSleeps
Ooo! Thanks! I've wanted to know how to do that! Stealing your source and removing the numbers before each entry...
Description 2009 Today Percent Change
Avg. retail price/gallon gas in U.S. $1.83 $3.104 69.6%
Crude oil, European Brent (barrel) $43.48 $99.02 127.7%
Crude oil, West TX Inter. (barrel) $38.74 $91.38 135.9%
Gold: London (per troy oz.) $853.25 $1,369.50 60.5%
Corn, No.2 yellow, Central IL $3.56 $6.33 78.1%
Soybeans, No. 1 yellow, IL $9.66 $13.75 42.3%
Sugar, cane, raw, world, lb. fob $13.37 $35.39 164.7%
Unemployment rate, non-farm, overall 7.6% 9.4% 23.7%
Unemployment rate, blacks 12.6% 15.8% 25.4%
Number of unemployed 11,616,000 14,485,000 24.7%
Number of fed. employees, ex. military (curr = 12/10 prelim) 2,779,000 2,840,000 2.2%
Real median household income (2008 v 2009) $50,112 $49,777 -0.7%
Number of food stamp recipients (curr = 10/10) 31,983,716 43,200,878 35.1%
Number of unemployment benefit recipients (curr = 12/10) 7,526,598 9,193,838 22.2%
Number of long-term unemployed 2,600,000 6,400,000 146.2%
Poverty rate, individuals (2008 v 2009) 13.2% 14.3% 8.3%
People in poverty in U.S. (2008 v 2009) 39,800,000 43,600,000 9.5%
U.S. rank in Economic Freedom World Rankings 5 9 n/a
Present Situation Index (curr = 12/10) 29.9 23.5 -21.4%
Failed banks (curr = 2010 + 2011 to date) 140 164 17.1%
U.S. dollar versus Japanese yen exchange rate 89.76 82.03 -8.6%
U.S. money supply, M1, in billions (curr = 12/10 prelim) 1,575.1 1,865.7 18.4%
U.S. money supply, M2, in billions (curr = 12/10 prelim) 8,310.9 8,852.3 6.5%
National debt, in trillions $10.627 $14.052 32.2%


17 posted on 02/11/2011 8:33:20 PM PST by EasySt (2012... Sometimes you have to flush twice.)
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To: Spunky

Ping for later.


18 posted on 02/11/2011 8:33:32 PM PST by Spunky (Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue.)
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To: Spunky

Thanks, folks! No HTML expert here.

Now.... is time up yet on, “It’s Bush’s fault”?


19 posted on 02/11/2011 8:45:26 PM PST by TigerClaws
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20 posted on 02/11/2011 8:45:26 PM PST by harpu ( "...it's better to be hated for who you are than loved for someone you're not!")
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