<p>A stunning collection of <a href="http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/the-u-s-economy-by-the-numbers-70-facts-that-barack-obama-does-not-want-you-to-see" target="_blank">70 facts about the U.S. economy</a> just posted on the web is probably not going to make it into the next campaign ad from the folks at <a href="http://www.barackobama.com/" target="_blank">Obama for America</a>. However, <em>you</em> might want to read it.</p>
<p><img src="images/stories/th.jpg" border="0" alt="Barack Husein Obama" align="left" />TheBlaze has culled 10 from the list of 70 here:</p>
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<li><strong>The price of gas </strong>– When Obama took office, a gallon of gas cost you $1.85.<a href="http://gasbuddy.com/gb_retail_price_chart.aspx?time=3" target="_blank"> Today, it’s up to $3.59 per gallon</a> (July’s rise was 17 cents a gallon).</li>
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<li><strong>71% of small business owners believe we’re still in a recession</strong> — Despite government claims that the recession actually ended years ago, a <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-05-30/what-we-talk-about-when-we-talk-about-recession" target="_blank">majority of small business owners feel very differently</a>.</li>
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<li><strong>You have to work 107 days each year just to pay Federal, State, &amp; Local taxes</strong> – That means <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2012/04/02/pf/taxes/tax-freedom-day/index.htm?iid=Lead" target="_blank">you don’t earn a penny until April 18th</a>.</li>
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<li><strong>More than 30% of unemployed Americans have been out of work for more than a year</strong> – <a href="http://www.financialarmageddon.com/2012/02/one-ugly-picture-a-few-sad-words.html" target="_blank">In 2007, that number was 10%</a>.</li>
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<li><strong>Low income America – </strong>According to NBC News, <a href="http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2011/12/15/9461848-dismal-prospects-1-in-2-americans-are-now-poor-or-low-income" target="_blank">virtually half of all Americans are considered to be “low income” or living in poverty</a>.</li>
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<li><strong>Propping up the economy by monetizing our massive debt</strong> — In 2008, the Federal Reserve bought “negligible” amounts of our debt, last year <a href="http://www.moneynews.com/Headline/fed-debt-Treasury/2012/03/28/id/434106" target="_blank">the Fed purchased 61% of the government debt</a> issued by the Treasury Dept.</li>
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<li><strong>Speaking of “no faith in the US Dollar”</strong> – The price of gold when Obama was inaugurated, $850 an ounce. <a href="http://www.goldprice.org/" target="_blank">Today, gold is over $1500</a>.</li>
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<li><strong>The disappearing family farm </strong>– In the mid-1930s, America had an estimated 6.8 million farms. Today, the <a href="http://www.epa.gov/agriculture/ag101/demographics.html" target="_blank">EPA estimates that number to be right around two million</a> (and getting squeezed more and more by constricting regulation).</li>
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<li><strong>Another (bad) trade record set with China</strong> – In 2011, <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/story/2012-05-10/march-trade-deficit/54871710/1" target="_blank">our trade deficit with China was almost $300 billion</a> dollars. That is the single highest deficit that one country has had with another… ever.</li>
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<li><strong>A stunning amount spent on stupid studies like <em>Why do chimps throw their poop?</em></strong> – Almost $600,000 of your tax dollars was sent to the folks who studied chimpanzee poop tossing, plus $198,195 paid to find out if “tweeting” makes people happy… <a href="http://www.coburn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?a=Files.Serve&amp;File_id=b69a6ebd-7ebe-41b7-bb03-c25a5e194365" target="_blank">It’s all HERE</a>.</li>
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<p><a href="http://www.coburn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?a=Files.Serve&amp;File_id=b69a6ebd-7ebe-41b7-bb03-c25a5e194365" target="_blank">The full list, complete with links to the supporting stories, can be found here.</a></p>
<p>h/t <a href="http://brianwilsonspeaks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Brian Wilson</a> (not the Beach Boy)</p>