Obamanomics: 2 Food Stamp Recipients For Each Job Created

[_bcspace]

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said yesterday that the Obama administration has pulled the nation from the depths of the "Great Recession" with the creation of 7.2 million private sector jobs.

"And what is absolutely true is that we have come a long way since the depths of the Great Recession. We've created over 7.2 million private sector jobs," Carney told reporters at a press briefing.

Here's what Mr. Carney didn't say:

Since February of 2009, the first full month of Obama's presidency, 9.5 million Americans have dropped out of the labor force. Nearly 90 million Americans are not working today!

That means that 1.3 Americans have dropped out of the labor force for every one job the administration claims to have created.

There are 15 million more Americans on food stamps today than when Obama assumed office.

At the end of January 2009, 32,204,859 Americans received aid from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. As of April 2013, there were 47,548,694 Americans on food stamps.

That means that more than two Americans have been added to the food stamp rolls for every one job the administration says it has created.

Under Obama, 1.6 million more Americans are collecting disability insurance. In February 2009, 9,334,369 Americans received disability payments. Today, that number is 10,953,733.

http://www.cnsnews.com/mrctv-blog/gregory-gwyn-williams-jr/two-americans-added-food-stamp-rolls-every-job-administration

[_krose]

Right. Because we all know that a new president's economic policies are all immediately enacted and take effect on inauguration day. Therefore, everything that happened during the first half of 2009 should be laid at Obama's door. None of that was a continuation of existing conditions.

I'll buy that, along with whatever swamp land you're trying to sell me as beachfront property. Yeah, sure.

[_Brackite]

Since February of 2009, the first full month of Obama's presidency, 9.5 million Americans have dropped out of the labor force. Nearly 90 million Americans are not working today!

I believe that Part of the reason for this is that there have been a lot of Baby Boomers retiring over the last few years.

[_moksha]

Does this mean more part time jobs without benefits have been created to bolster economic prosperity?

Bc, would you tell the hungry to go seek some cake?