THANK YOU SIR, MAY I HAVE ANOTHER: 11 Statistics That Reveal Just How Far The U.S. Economy Has Fallen Over The Past Four Years. Here’s one: “At Thanksgiving back in 2006, 26 million Americans were on food stamps. Today, there are over 42 million Americans on food stamps and that number is climbing rapidly. . . . In 2006, the U.S. national debt was getting close to 9 trillion dollars. Today, the U.S. national debt is well past 13 trillion dollars and is rapidly closing in on 14 trillion dollars.” Follow the link for more, if it’s not too depressing. Hope and change!