10 Facts about the Current State of the Union
1. Since the last SOTU, the economy has created 1.9 million private sector jobs. [Source]
2. The top 1 percent take home 24 percent of the nation’s income, up from about 9 percent in 1976. [Source]
3. 50 percent of U.S. workers make less than $26,364 per year. [Source]
4. Private sector job creation under Obama in 2011 was larger than seven out of the eight years Bush was president. [Source]
5. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, 2.5 million young adults gained health insurance. [Source]
6. Last year, China spent 9 percent of its GDP on infrastructure. The U.S. spent 2.5 percent. [Source]
7.Union membership is at a 70-year low. [Source]
8.Unemployment benefits have lifted 3.2 million people out of poverty. [Source]
9. One quarter of all contributions to federal campaigns come from 0.01 percent of Americans. [Source]
10. 47.8 percent of households that receive food stamps are working, because having a job is not enough to keep them out of poverty. [Source]
(via think-progress)
