Fiscal Cliff: Obama Calls On Congress To Pass Scaled-Down Package (VIDEO)

Not only did I live it, I can provide citations that back it up.  From the Bureau of Labor and Statistics:

1970 - 4.9
1971 - 5.9
1972 - 5.6
1973 - 4.9
1974 - 5.6
1975 - 8.5
1976 - 7.7
1977 - 7.1
1978 - 6.1
1979 - 5.8

2008 - 5.8
2009 - 9.3
2010 - 9.6
2011 - 8.9
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