Las Vegas Review-Journal (Sunday)

Obama worst president ever

- Wayne Allyn Root is a best-selling author and the host of “WAR Now: The Wayne Allyn Root Show,” from 3 to 6 p.m. daily at 790 Talk Now. His columns run Wednesday and Sunday in the Review-Journal.

After eight long years of lies and propaganda from the Obama administra­tion and its lackeys in the mainstream media, it’s time to call Barack Obama exactly what he is: the worst president ever.

Let’s start with some significan­t economic indicators that perfectly showcase what has happened to America under Obama.

Student loan debt — dramatical­ly up.

Food stamp use — dramatical­ly up.

Federal debt — dramatical­ly up. By the time Obama leaves office, his share of the debt will be more than all other presidents combined.

Federal Reserve money printing to keep the economy afloat by artificial means (thereby creating debt) — dramatical­ly up.

Health insurance costs — dramatical­ly up (and going much higher).

Labor force participat­ion rate — down dramatical­ly.

Workers’ wages as share of GDP — down dramatical­ly.

Homeowners­hip — down dramatical­ly.

But the bad news just keeps rolling in. All of these eye-opening stats from the past week are hot off the press:

Average weekly wages are down over the past year. U.S. industrial production declined for the 12th month in a row — the longest non-recessiona­ry slump in more than 100 years. Retail sales tumbled to 6-month lows. This number signals recession (again). Business inventorie­s and sales declined. These numbers signal a deep recession.

One of every six American males is unemployed. Millions of men have dropped out of the workforce.

Even Harvard — the ultraliber­al Ivy League university — finally had to admit the tragic truth. A new Harvard study, released only days ago, reports there has never been an “Obama recovery.” Harvard says, “the U.S. economy has continued to deteriorat­e in the aftermath of the Great Recession.”

Then there’s Gross Domestic Product — the only true measuremen­t of economic growth. GDP growth was only 1.1 percent for the last quarter. The U.S. economy is in quicksand.

The Wall Street Journal called this “the worst economic recovery since 1947.” You know what you call the worst recovery in 69 years? A depression.

The problem is there are two Americas. Obama and Hillary Clinton voters have no part in the private sector. Their lives are tied to government checks or government payrolls. Obama’s voters sign the back of checks. For Obama’s America, the economy is peachy keen.

But for Donald Trump’s America — middle-class American taxpayers and more than 20 million small business owners — it’s a very different story. You know, the people Hillary calls “deplorable.” For Americans who sign the front of checks, or spend their lives paying taxes into the system, America is a mess, the economy is a disaster, there are no quality middle-class jobs, and there are too many government regulation­s to open a lemonade stand.

This is now officially an economic disaster.

Still not convinced Obama is the worst president ever? I’ll have part deux for you on Wednesday.

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