Obama's Legacy: Selling Us on Fluff in the Face of Crisis
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On January 20, 2009 (the day Barack Obama was sworn into office) the country was in pretty rough shape. We were in the depths of the Great Recession. Millions of Americans were losing their jobs, companies were shutting down left and right, the stock market was tanking, 12.5% of Americans were living in poverty, and 34 million Americans were receiving food stamps. Our national debt was over $10 trillion. And even with a new president coming into power - one who had an approval rating of over 70% - only 40% of the country thought the nation was headed in the right direction.
Obama's Legacy: Selling Us on Fluff in the Face of Crisis
Obama's Legacy: Selling Us on Fluff in the…
Obama's Legacy: Selling Us on Fluff in the Face of Crisis
On January 20, 2009 (the day Barack Obama was sworn into office) the country was in pretty rough shape. We were in the depths of the Great Recession. Millions of Americans were losing their jobs, companies were shutting down left and right, the stock market was tanking, 12.5% of Americans were living in poverty, and 34 million Americans were receiving food stamps. Our national debt was over $10 trillion. And even with a new president coming into power - one who had an approval rating of over 70% - only 40% of the country thought the nation was headed in the right direction.