Federal Government
Malfeasance
By The Numbers…
the Time is now for Citizen Oversight
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TAXPAYERS ARE PAYING A HEAVY PRICE
TO FIX THE BANKING INDUSTRY’S MESS
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BURGEONING TRADE IMBALANCE IS
LEADING TO GREATER FOREIGN
OWNERSHIP OF U.S. TREASURY DEBT
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QUALITY OF LIFE / STANDARD OF LIVING
SCORES ARE SLIPPING IN THE U.S. vs.
OTHER LEADING “DIRECT DEMOCRACIES”
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RANKS OF JOBLESS UP 57%
COMPARED TO 10 YEARS AGO
10-Year U.S. Unemployment Rate
8
7.2
6
5.8 5.7
5.2
5.7 4.6
4 4.6 4.7
4.2
4.3 4.0
2
0
1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008
U.S. Jobless Rate in %
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Labor Department, yearly figures start each January,
ending in December 2008.
AMERICA’S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
LEAVES MORE PEOPLE FALLING
THROUGH SAFETY NET
Uninsured Grew 51% In 21 Years
50
47.5
40
30 31.5
20
10
0
1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007
Millions of People Uninsured
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in
the United States: 2007 (released August 2008); 2008 updated with published estimates.
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IMPACT OF THE DEREGULATED U.S.
MORTGAGE LENDING INDUSTRY &
GROWTH OF SUBPRIME ARM LOANS
Federal Reserve Open Market Purchases of Repo
Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS), 2000–2007
Source: New York Federal Reserve (chart via Wikipedia.org)
1700% GROWTH IN PREDATORY SUBPRIME
MORTGAGES — $35 BILLION (1996) TO $600
BILLION IN 2006, ACCORDING TO U.S.
TREASURY DATA
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4.4 MILLION HOME FORECLOSURES
OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, 2007-08
Federal Reserve Open Market Purchases of Repo
Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS), 2000–2007
Source: RealtyTrac, U.S. Foreclosure Market Reports (chart courtesy of Wikipedia.org)
IMPACT: $435 BILLION IN LOSSES FROM
“MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES”AS OF
JULY 31, 2008
(According To U.S. Treasury dept.)
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DOMINO EFFECT OF SUBPRIME
MORTGAGE CRISIS ON U.S. ECONOMY
Author/Source: Farcaster, via Wikipedia.org
TOTAL HOME EQUITY DROPPED $4.2 TRILLION
FROM $13 TRILLION TOTAL IN 2006 TO $8.8
TRILLION BY MID-2008
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IMPACT OF 40,000+ LOBBYISTS
SPREADING THEIR INFLUENCE
IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
IS IT COINCIDENCE THAT THE BIGGEST
BENEFACTORS OF GOV’T BAILOUTS ARE ALSO
THE LARGEST LOBBYING GROUP?
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AN OVERVIEW OF WHERE YOUR
HARD-EARNED TAX DOLLARS
ARE BEING DISBURSED…
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MOUNTING FEDERAL GOV’T
DEFICITS LEFT FOR FUTURE
GENERATIONS TO CLEAN UP…
U.S. Federal Budget deficits vs. total National Debt,
2000-2008
Sources: Congressional Budget Office, U.S. Treasury Dept., and White House Office of
Management and Budget, 2009 Fiscal Budget (chart courtesy of Wikipedia.org)
America’s Citizens Can Do Better!
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OUR “REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY”
OUR “REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY”
AT WORK!
AT WORK!
Americans Can Deliver REFORM with DIRECT DEMOCRACY!
Americans Can Deliver REFORM with DIRECT DEMOCRACY!
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