Obama, and everyone in his administration, lie every chance they get. If those criminals stated the sun was going to rise in the east tomorrow I'd have to get up and look just to make sure. As for unemployment, it is now the worst I've ever seen it in the U.S. and I'm pushing 60. The only things hiding the true magnitude of the disaster are EBT cards and disability payments. If we didn't have those we'd be seeing Great Depression-style bread lines and soup kitchens.

One comment defines the situation clearly: "The 2012 Presidential Election was a national IQ test for the United States. The U.S. failed...miserably." It was mass insanity to have elected this incompetent, America-hating fool twice. That said, it is only fitting that the people who elected him are paying the highest price for his incredibly stupid policies. I don't have the slightest bit of sympathy for those voters. Anyone foolish enough to have not checked out this individual's incredibly left-wing voting record prior to election, and to have believed his class warfare/something for nothing rhetoric, deserves what happens to them.

One last thing: anyone who thinks that "soak the rich" policies can work is a fool. When you hear a politician spout that nonsense, you know he is a) lying and b) thinks you are a fool. The rich are a moving target and it is very difficult to "soak" them. They have both assets and the potential of mobility. This means they have assets sufficient to either hire lawyers smart enough to kick the butts of the government's incompetent shysters or to move their homes and operations elsewhere to avoid onerous regulation/taxation. The politicians may say the taxation gun is aimed at the rich but anyone with a knowledge of history knows the obligation bullet always squarely impacts the middle class.