3. Obama Economic Performance in Perspective
(% Point Change)
Bush__________
U.S. Exports vs. Imports
(Tens of Billions USD)
160
U.S. Full-time / PT employees
140 (thousands of employees)
120 160,000
100 140,000
80 120,000
60 100,000 O
40 Clinton Bush Obama 80,000 b
20 60,000 Clinton Bush a
0 40,000 m
a
20,000
0
1998
1992
1993
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1996
1997
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Data: US Dept of Commerce BEA 8.29.2012
4. Mitt Romney’s Campaign Fundraiser Presentation
Americans who believe that they are entitled
to healthcare, to food, to housing.
47%
Taxpayers
Victims
6. The IMPACT of ROMNEY’S
End Gov. Medicaid Raise eligibility
and Patient Raise payroll tax PLAN FOR America Change liability rules. Change Sarbanes-Oxley Cut alternative
Weaken citizens right to End Dodd-Frank. energy funding.
Protection Act Middle class suffers sue large corporations Deregulate Wall St. Help Big Oil
Reduce federal Support States to 25% Corp. Tax. Expand Nuclear Change Clean Air Act Deregulate Shale
workers by 10%, breakup unions. Millionaires pass Energy. Increase Increase CO2 Gas. More
cut wages. Job loss Wages fall on wealth tax free safety risks Pollution poisoned water
Deficit rises
$3,000
voucher
Amendment No growth for More lower paid Cut and privative Open U.S. Nature Executive Free
to reduce human Federal skilled foreign unemployment Reserves to Big Oil. Trade Power,
services Agencies workers benefits. Mass Enable threat of outsourced jobs
suffering Valdez/Gulf accidents
Data: Romney’s Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs https://www.mittromney.com
7. Union Membership of U.S. Employees is only 11.8%
160000
140000
120000
139.9 M
Thousands of employees
100000
80000
60000
40000
20000
0
14.8 M
Total U.S. Labor Force Total U.S. Union Employees
Data: Jan. 27. 2012 http://www.bls.gov/news.release/union2.nr0.htm