And, again, I think the American public and the Democratic party are partly to blame, at least for the last 4 years.
On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 1:54 PM, Gruss Gott <[email protected]> wrote: > > ... no surprise, but it sure ain't good. And Daddy can't help this time > either. > > > ---------- > http://politics.theatlantic.com/2009/09/closing_the_book_on_the_bush_legacy.php > > Thursday's annual Census Bureau report on income, poverty and access > to health care-the Bureau's principal report card on the well-being of > average Americans-closes the books on the economic record of George W. > Bush. > > It's not a record many Republicans are likely to point to with pride. > > On every major measurement, the Census Bureau report shows that the > country lost ground during Bush's two terms. While Bush was in office, > the median household income declined, poverty increased, childhood > poverty increased even more, and the number of Americans without > health insurance spiked. By contrast, the country's condition improved > on each of those measures during Bill Clinton's two terms, often > substantially. > > The Census' final report card on Bush's record presents an intriguing > backdrop to today's economic debate. Bush built his economic strategy > around tax cuts, passing large reductions both in 2001 and 2003. > Congressional Republicans are insisting that a similar agenda focused > on tax cuts offers better prospects of reviving the economy than > President Obama's combination of some tax cuts with heavy government > spending. But the bleak economic results from Bush's two terms, > tarnish, to put it mildly, the idea that tax cuts represent an > economic silver bullet. > > http://politics.theatlantic.com/2009/09/closing_the_book_on_the_bush_legacy.php > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:303914 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
