The Myths and Harsh Effects of Bush's Economic Class War

[Orwellian_Ghost]

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The recession of 2001 never ended.

At least not for ordinary Americans.

Ordinary Americans found that their income was declining. From 2001 to 2007, median family income declined - depending on where you get your figures from - by somewhere between $500 and $1,000. Median individual income went down by at least $1,000.

The yearly average number of new private sector jobs created from 2001-2008 was just

369,000, not even keeping up with the growth in population. It should be compared to the average number of new private sector jobs created from '92 to 2,000: 1,760,000 per year.

The number of people in manufacturing jobs decreased by over 3 million.

The number who got health care at work went down, from 64.2 million to 59.7 million. The number of people without health care went up from 38.4 to 46.9 million.

The number of people in poverty increased from 31.6 million to 36.5 million.

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[El Pinko]

1. K&R

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[Frances]

2. The Republican War on the Middle Class

How's that for a campaign slogan?

[HughBeaumont]

3. McClown is already starting a war on Poverty.

So maybe the working and middle classes could be his next decimation.

Republicans:
Here's hoping people NEVER come to their senses.
Otherwise, we'd be in deep shit.