As a "data guy," it seems important to document the current situation--to take stock of where we are--as we move forward to consider whether major changes will be successful or not. Here is a list of indicators that may provide insight to readers regarding the current scenario:
Presidential Approval Rating: 51.7%
U.S. News Ranking (“Best Countries”): 4
U.S. News Education Ranking (“Best Countries for Education”): 3
Inflation Rate: 2.1%
Unemployment Rate: 4.7%
Actual GDP Growth: 2.94%
Federal Budget Deficit: $587,000,000,000
Trade Deficit: $45,240,000,000
Gasoline at Nacogdoches Wal-Mart: $2.039
Gallon of Milk at Nacogdoches Kroger: $2.49
Unauthorized Immigrants Living in USA: 11,000,000
Iraq: Improving (cannot find a metric that would carry)
Syria: Failure (cannot find a metric at all!)
Philippines: Strained Relations (not even sure how to classify this one)
U.S. Soldiers in Combat Zones: 13,300 (+5,524 listed as “unknown/classified”)
Economic data are from www.tradingeconomics.com.
This data is current EXACTLY as a new President is being sworn in today (January 20, 2017).
No comment here. Documenting data is important. Done.
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