Hey – capitalistforchange – at least compare apples to apples and not to oranges. The 20% that was lost is totally different than the 10% – unless your math is different than any standard teaching. FOr example – 20% of 10000.00 is 2000.00 – with me so far? but 10% of the difference (8000.00) is only 800.00. so down 2000 & up 800 DOES NOT EQUAL A 10% NET LOSS! Apparently – Obama supporters cannot +,-,X or divide. HMMM – explains how he won. And before you use a military reference regarding the “Nanny-in-Chief” you might do well to remember that his popularity rating among military is about 30% for him. And since I’m a lifelong military family member I can attest to the fact that a lot of us think that’s a padded percentage! People like you elected a man who outrageously said numerous times that he is proud to be a black man while “forgetting” that he’s HALF WHITE!!!!! His character showed true numerous times but you WOULDN’T see beyond the halo you gave him. Hope that makes you warm & fuzzy inside when the idiotic Obama energy taxes kick in and you see your utility/food/gas and sales tax increases double & triple your bills.[And yes, I'm fully aware that there is no way for Obama to directly affect local sales taxes - however how do you think your local govts are going to answer the problem of higher energy/utility costs to them? A Money tree called - Pick The Taxpayers Wallet!] BTW – even the almighty Orzag acknowledged that the “tax cuts” would only “help to pay” the tax increases proposed in the budget. Read that correctly and you see that the OBAMAIES are giving to you with one hand because they are going to take twice as much from you with the other. Just remember you voted for the lunacy!!! Oh and “YOUR SIDE LOST!” Weren’t you the group whinning to high heaven “That’s not fair! You’re not nice!” when we said that last time – HAHAHAHAHAHAHA – change – that’s a good one. ROFTL