Regarding job growth, I must take exception. If you go to the DOL's website .. and do a little searchin' 'n clickin' around .. you will find the number of American citizens that are working full time.

If you check the actual number ... nothing in percentages ... the estimated number (rounded), look at January 2009. That was the time that the Obama Administration likes to state that unemployment was over fourteen percent, sometimes even stated "over eighteen percent.

It was not until third quarter 2015 that the actual number of American citizens, working full-time, reached the same level as January 2009 ... which IS when Obama took office.

However, the reported "unemployment figures for first or second quarter 2015 were slightly over five percent.

So, fewer Americans working full time, until third quarter ... YET unemployment plunged from their "as high as eighteen percent" to five percent. How could that be? Did the population of adult US citizens DROP?

Obviously not. Remember, if you lose a full-time job ... and, after all benefits dry up ... and you are forced to take a part-time job ... say fifteen hours per week .. you are no longer considered "unemployed" by DOL stats.

I won't get into crap about labor participation rates .. and those that went on disability, whether it was Social Security Disability or welfare disability (SSI),
SS DI or SSI DI checks are both issued by the Social Security Administration ... whether from SS funds (SSDI) or general funds (SSIDI) ... the checks are issued by SS Admin.

Therefore, I disagree with your assessment of job growth. Percentages of employed/unemployed do not tell the same story as actual numbers of those working full time.