Two years ago today, Barack Obama was inaugurated as president of the United States. Are you better off today than you were two years ago? Numbers don't lie, and here are the data on the impact he has had on the lives of Americans: To see the rest of the chart, good one for reference........
Avg. retail price/gallon gas in U.S. (regular conventional)
Jan 2009 $1.83 Today $3.104 Change +69.6%
Crude oil, West TX Inter. (barrel)
Jan 2009 $38.74 Today $91.38 Change +135.9%
Gold: London (per troy oz.)
Jan 2009 $853.25 Today $1,369.50 Change +60.5%
Corn, No.2 yellow, Central IL
Jan 2009 $3.56 Today $6.33 Change +78.1%
Sugar, cane, raw, world, lb. fob
Jan 2009 $13.37 Today $35.39 Change +164.7%
Unemployment rate, non-farm, overall
Jan 2009 7.6% Today 9.4% Change +23.7%
Unemployment rate, blacks
Jan 2009 12.6% Today 15.8% Change +25.4%
Number of unemployed
Jan 2009 11,616,000 Today 14,485,000 Change +24.7%
National debt, in trillions
Jan 2009 $10.627 Today $14.052 Change +32.2%
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