You are lucky to see this from an outside source. You get your information from Canadian news. Most of our citizens get their information from FOX. The worst news station in the history of the world. The only station, in fact, to be brought to court to be sued for lying. The Judge ruled them innocent because lying is not against the law, nor is having a strong opinion (news is about reporting events, not about telling people what they should be thinking) . What the -blam!-..... Most of my family falls into the category and hates Obama from deep within their bones. I have tried explain all of this too them. Anyways, so, everything you said is absolutely on point. Another thing is that 80% of Americans don't understand the difference between the deficit and the debt. They think since the debt keeps rising that we are spending more and more each year, when in fact, the debt still rises simply because we still have a deficit, however the deficit drops a few 100m a year. The first year Obama took office the deficit rose to 1 trillion. However those were not his numbers. They were, mostly, from the previous administration. We are currently at the same deficit numbers as Bush was when he left. But Americans can't see that. If we keep on the current path we should see a surplus in a few years. But, if basically any Republican gets voted in, that won't happen. Due, in part, to most of them wanting to invade every country in the world currently that contains any Muslim. You also forgot that everyone now has access to at least the basic forms of healthcare. What????