After 8 Years, Are You Better Off?
By Ryan / September 30, 2008
Comparing what George W. Bush started with, and what he’s leaving us with.
NATIONAL DEBT
January 20, 2001
$5.7 Trillion
Today
$9.2 Trillion
BUDGET DEFICIT/SURPLUS
January 20, 2001
$431 Billion Surplus over the Previous Three Budget Years
Today
$734 Billion Deficit over the Previous Three Budget Years
AMERICANS IN POVERTY
January 20, 2001
31.6 Million
Today
36.5 Million
PRICE OF GAS
January 20, 2001
$1.39/Gallon
Today
$3.07/Gallon
PERSONAL SAVINGS RATE
January 20, 2001
+2.3%
Today
-0.5%
STRENGTH OF U.S. DOLLAR
January 20, 2001
1.07 Euros per Dollar
Today
0.68 Euros Per Dollar
COMBAT READINESS
January 20, 2001
All Active Duty Army Divisions Were Rated At The Highest Readiness Levels
Today
Not A Single Active Duty Or Reserve Brigade In The U.S. Considered “Fully Combat Ready.”
VIEW OF AMERICA ABROAD/PEW POLL OF TEN NATIONS
January 20, 2001
58.3% Viewed America Favorably
Today
39.2% Viewed America Favorably
So, this shows what George W. Bush started with, and what he’s leaving us with. The numbers speak for themselves.
Can we afford another term? John McCain has supported George W. Bush more than 90% of the time. That’s not change. That’s more of the same, and the same is bad.
Source / I Eat Gravel
Thanks to Diane Stirling-Stevens / The Rag Blog
This must be americans abroad viewing it favorably.
America is not viewed favorably anywhere on the planet except the USA.