U.S. Economy Posts Best Growth in 2 years

  • We've now had 79 straight months of economic expansion.

  • We are currently enjoying the longest period of private sector job creation in American history.

  • Unemployment has dropped from 10.1% in October of 2009 to 4.9% by early 2016.

  • The stock market continues to set new record highs since President Obama took office.

  • The Federal budget deficit is shrinking. It’s been reduced by two-thirds since 2009.

  • Under President Obama, government spending has increased only 3.3% annually, the lowest rate since Eisenhower was president.

  • For 95% of American taxpayers, income taxes are as low or lower than they were at almost any point in the last 50 years.

  • Dependence on foreign oil has shrunk due to record domestic oil production and improved fuel efficiency standards.

  • Since Obama became president, our economy has gone from losing 750,000 jobs per month to adding 250,000 jobs per month.

  • In just 7 years under Obama, there were more than three times as many jobs created as there were in the whole 8 years under George W. Bush.

I think it's absolutely hilarious that this has been accomplished with profound Republican obstructionism that you conveniently just pass over along with any other context that doesn't suit your needs.

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