about scranton, joe biden s hometown, and janesville, wisconsin, his hometown. there was an exchange that seemed to be a factual and policy-based exchange on the unemployment numbers. can we play that right here? joe and i are from similar towns. he s from scranton, pennsylvania. i m from janesville, wisconsin. you know what the unemployment rate in scranton is today? i sure do. 10%. you know what it was when you came in? 8%. what was the larger point? biden was flatly right there. what ryan said is what s happening all across america is akin to what happened in scranton. since january 2009, the unemployment rate has gone up by 1.5 percentage points. that s not true. in january of 09, unemployment was 7. 8%. it went up and came back down. if you go if february 2009,
what was the larger point? biden was flatly right there. what ryan said is what s happening all across america is akin to what happened in scranton. since january 2009, the unemployment rate has gone up by 1.5 percentage points. that s not true. in january of 09, unemployment was 7. 8%. it went up and came back down. if you go if february 2009, which is the first full month of barack obama s presidency, it was above 8% already. it was actually lower than when obama entered office. at this moment, net job creation is positive for obama. ryan was trying to put forward this idea we ve not had a recovery and continued to get worse. we are having a slow recovery. but it is a recovery. things are getting better. the unemployment rate is going in the right direction. we ve had continuous positive job growth in the private sector.
examples of what we have experienced over the last four years and really what we are experiencing today. unemployment when he came into office, january of 09, 17.8%. today it s 8.3%. median income down. gasoline up. national debt up. the national debt has crashed through the 16 trillion-dollar mark so here we have had all of this unprecedented fiscal stimulus monetary stimulus, massive expansion of government and what do we have to show for it? excuse me, what we have to show for it is a choice between two individuals, the two individuals, one of whom has been providing guidance and leadership for this country. the other of whom can t even reveal his basic things his own income taxes. he won t do that his running mate. this election is not about
examples of what we have experienced over the last four years and really what we are experiencing today. unemployment when he came into office, january of 09, 17.8%. today it s 8.3%. median income down. gasoline up. national debt up. the national debt has crashed through the 16 trillion-dollar mark so here we have had all of this unprecedented fiscal stimulus monetary stimulus, massive expansion of government and what do we have to show for it? excuse me, what we have to show for it is a choice between two individuals, the two individuals, one of whom has been providing guidance and leadership for this country. the other of whom can t even reveal his basic things his own income taxes. he won t do that his running mate. this election is not about
examples of what we have experienced over the last four years and really what we are experiencing today. unemployment when he came into office, january of 09, 17.8%. today it s 8.3%. median income down. gasoline up. national debt up. the national debt has crashed through the 16 trillion-dollar mark so here we have had all of this unprecedented fiscal stimulus monetary stimulus, massive expansion of government and what do we have to show for it? excuse me, what we have to show for it is a choice between two individuals, the two individuals, one of whom has been providing guidance and leadership for this country. the other of whom can t even reveal his basic things his own income taxes. he won t do that his running mate. this election is not about