It's Bush's Economy, Stupid!
That's the word from BushRecall.org:
It's Bush's Economy, Stupid
White House officials can't seem to understand why, despite modestly positive jobs numbers, the American public doesn't support President Bush's economic plan. The answer is simple - recent minor progress doesn't even begin to undo the mess that the Bush team has created. A few shovelfuls of dirt can't possibly fill in a hole that's been growing for three years.
A recent Washington Post-ABC poll revealed that a strong majority - 54 percent - of Americans disapprove of the way that President Bush has handled the economy, and with good reason. Check out these statistics:- 8.2 million Americans are unemployed - an increase of 2.2 million people since the beginning of the Bush administration.
This is powerful evidence that the Bush economic plan of massive tax cuts and worrying about it later has not benefited average Americans. After three years of fiscal irresponsibility, we must start worrying about it now.
- 2.7 million manufacturing jobs have been lost, and manufacturing employment is at a 53-year low.
- The average out-of-work American is unemployed for five months - the longest average unemployment length in 20 years.
- There is a tremendous amount of underemployment - more and more unemployed Americans are turning to part-time jobs to make ends meet.
- New jobs pay an average of 21 percent less than the jobs we've lost under the Bush administration.
- Meanwhile, costs are on the rise. Health care costs for families are up almost 50 percent; Gas prices are up nearly 25 percent; College tuition costs have jumped by 35 percent in many cases; Oil prices are at a 23 year high.
Take action! Get the word out. Use these statistics in a letter to the editor to your local newspaper. Make sure that your friends, neighbors and co-workers know the real figures, and not the White House's weak talking points.
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