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I was starting to do some compiling, but it looks like some one is doing it routinely for me. The sources are the ones I would use, though one could say the compiler was 'partisian. A link to the document is at the bottom of this post.
Therefor, those who disagree with these stats should demonstrate clearly why, and show alternative statistics and their appropriate cited sources, as well as the methodology to clearly demonstrate why.
The is as of March 2007, when the housing market and economy were still...booming.
Jobs and unemployment:
Non-Farm Payroll
Bush-
up 4.9 million jobs
68,000 jobs per month
0.6 percent annual growth
Clinton-
up 22.7 million jobs
237,000 jobs per month
2.4 percent annual growth
Unemployment
Bush-
up 0.3 percentage point
from 4.2 percent to 4.5
Number of unemployed up 842,000
Clinton-
down 3.1 percentage points
from 7.3 percent to 4.2 percent
Number of unemployed down 3.3 million
Economic Growth and Investment
Growth in Real GDP:
Bush-2.6 percent per year
Clinton-3.6 percent per year
Growth in non-residential fixed assets:
Bush-1 percent per year
Clinton-9.4 percent per year (hmm...higher taxes but business was REALLY boomin!)
Measures of Economic well being
Real average wages hourly
Bush-
up 3.9 percent
0.6 percent annual growth
Clinton-
up 6.8 percent
0.8 percent annual growth
Real Median Household Income
Bush-
down $1273
Clinton-
up $5825
People in Poverty
Bush-
up 5.4 million
Clinton-
down 6.4 million
Poverty Rate
Bush-
+1.3%
Clinton -3.5%
People without Health insurance
Bush-
+6.8 million - 1.4 million a year
Clinton
+1.2 million
145,000/yr
Stock Market - this is a BIG un Neo-Con big business people!
S&P 500
Bush-
+8% ( in 6 years growth, um...pathetic)
Clinton-
+207% ( gee 11% annually, with higher taxes, and well, you know, no super duper trickle down economics being sold to us.)
Federal Budget
Cumultive Surplus
Bush-
Deficit of 1.3 trillion
Clinton-
Surplus of 62.9 Billion
Change in public debt as % of GDP
Bush-
+4% from 33% to 37%
Clinton-
-16.4% from 49.4% to 33%.
49.9% to 33%
Primary Source Document
The data sources for this document are listed at the bottom of the document.
These are the facts people. So, suck it up, and accept that hating Clinton and the conservative Democrats aka as progressives in this day and age, is simply cutting off your nose to spite your face.
ROn Paul isn't going to get the GOP nomination, so you better actually do what is right for this country, even if you have to hold your nose doing it. Swallow the bitter pill, and the pill isn't John McCan't.
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BAD BAD Flab! A thumb down for posting well cited stats. Never a well cited RESPONSE. NO.
BAD BAD Flab! A thumb down for posting well cited stats. Never a well cited RESPONSE. NO.