Gwb and the gop congress added 163 billion to the deficit, 2007

[waltky]

Obama havin' trouble in the polls...

Record-High 71 Percent Disapprove of How Obama's Handling Deficit, Says Gallup
Thursday, August 18, 2011 - In polling done a little more than a week after he signed legislation to lift the legal limit on the federal debt by as much as $2.4 trillion, the percentage of Americans saying they disapprove of the way President Barack Obama is handling the federal budget deficit hit an all-time high of 71 percent in the Gallup poll.

From Aug. 11-14, Gallup asked 1,008 American adults: "Do you approve or disapprove of the way President Obama is handling the federal budget deficit." Only 24 percent said they approved while 71 percent said they disapproved.

Obama's approval for handling the deficit fell 8 points, and his disapproval rose 8 points since the last time Gallup asked this question, which was in a survey conducted May 12-15. At that time, 32 percent said they approved of how Obama was handling the federal budget deficit and 63 percent said they disapproved.

Gallup has polled Americans on whether they approve or disapprove of the way Obama is handling the deficit a twelve times during Obama's presidency. In those twelve Gallup surveys, a majority has never said they approve of the way Obama is handling the deficit.

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Gallup: Only 29 Percent Approve of How Obama's Handling Creating Jobs
Thursday, August 18, 2011 - Only 29 percent of Americans say they approve of the way President Barack Obama is handling creating jobs, according to the Gallup poll.

In a survey conducted Aug. 11-14 and released yesterday, Gallup asked 1,008 Americans: "Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling creating jobs?" Only 29 percent told Gallup they approved while 65 percent said they disapproved.

In July, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the national unemployment rate in the United States was 9.1 percent.

In January 2009, when Obama was inaugurated, unemployment was at 7.8 percent according to the BLS. Since then, it has never been below 8.2 percent. According to the BLS, the national unemployment rate has been above 9 percent for 25 of the 30 months that have passed since Obama's inauguration.

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[NYcarbineer]

Current revenues are half a trillion dollars short...

...of balancing the 2007 budget.

That's for any of you who believe that crap that we don't have a revenue problem.

 

[JRK]

Current revenues are half a trillion dollars short...

...of balancing the 2007 budget.

That's for any of you who believe that crap that we don't have a revenue problem.

How much information will it take for you to stop lying about this?
2007 United States federal budget - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Submitted by George W. Bush
Submitted to 109th Congress
Total revenue $2.57 trillion
Total expenditures $2.73 trillion
Deficit $161 billion
Debt $8.95 trillion
Website Congressional Budget Office


$586.1 billion (+7.0%) - Social Security
$548.8 billion (+9.0%) - Defense[2]
$394.5 billion (+12.4%) - Medicare
$294.0 billion (+2.0%) - Unemployment and welfare
$276.4 billion (+2.9%) - Medicaid and other health related
$243.7 billion (+13.4%) - Interest on debt
$89.9 billion (+1.3%) - Education and training
$76.9 billion (+8.1%) - Transportation
$72.6 billion (+5.8%) - Veterans' benefits
$43.5 billion (+9.2%) - Administration of justice
$33.1 billion (+5.7%) - Natural resources and environment
$32.5 billion (+15.4%) - Foreign affairs
$27.0 billion (+3.7%) - Agriculture
$26.8 billion (+28.7%) - Community and regional development
$25.0 billion (+4.0%) - Science and technology
$20.5 billion (+0.8%) - Energy
$20.1 billion (+11.4%) - General government