Staggering Economic Statistics

Patriots,


Are you better off now than 4 years ago?

Gallon of gas in Dec '08 - $1.69
Gallon of gas in Nov '11 - $3.42

Americans on food stamps in Dec '08 - 31.7 million
Americans on food stamps in Sept '11 - 46.3 million...

National Debt Dec '08 - $10.7 trillion
National Debt Dec '11 - 15.23 trillion

Americans unemployed for over 27 weeks in Dec '08 - 2.6 million
Amricans unemployed for over 27 weeks in Dec '11 - 5.6 million

Average weeks unemployed in Dec '08 - 19.9
Average weeks unemployed in Dec '11 - 40.8

Total unemployment Dec '08 - 10.5%
Total unemployment Dec '11 - 15.9%

Poverty Rate 2008 - 13.2% (39.8 million)
Poverty Rate March 11 - 15.1% (46.2 million)

Median home price 2008 - $192,000
Median home price 2011 - $169,500

Black unemployment rate Dec '08 - 12.1%
Black unemployment rate Dec '11 - 15.8%

Total number of jobs in America Dec '08 - 134.4 million
Total number of jobs in America Dec '11 - 131.9 million

Average annual employer health insurance premium 2008 - $12,680
Average annual employer health insurance premium 2011 - $15,073


Alan