I signed up for Christie Todd-Whitman's a long time ago to see what 'moderate' Republicans actually do. She's never one time opposed anything out of this administration. Anyway, she sent out her Bush talking points today, all about the great economy. Here's what I posted to her blog, we'll see if they post it.
Once again, Ms. Whitman proves she is not on the side of change and taking her party back from the extremists. Rather than tell the truth about the negative affects of trade agreements and excessive spending on our economy in her “Reasons To Vote On Tuesday” email, she chooses to join the Bush talking point machine.
1. When Republicans have bad economies, they say Presidents have no control over the free market. Or blame a Democrat. In any event, the recession began in March 2001 and ended in Nov 2001, completely under Bush’s watch. It’s irrelevant to anything today. And GDP at the close of business on Nov 3 is 1.5 percent.
2. The Bush Administration has been manipulating the numbers for some time. Unemployment is figured by a survey, not actual unemployment claims as some believe. You may recall when the Administration attempted reclassifying “making” hamburgers as manufacturing. Well they did a similar thing with employment. Now, if you can’t find a job - but mow lawns or have a weekly tag sale in your garage - you’re considered employed. In addition, the only real job growth in the last 5 years has been in the health industry.
3. The Dow is no longer a measure of this country’s economic health. Earnings from multi-national corporations do not reflect the economy in this country because most of the growth in the world is in China and India. Stock profits are only marginally beneficial as retirees receive only 19% of their income from assets while receiving 20% of their income from work. The retiree with a social security check, pension and savings has gone the way of the 40 hour work week, just another happier time in our nation’s history.
4. Wages have only increased 2.8% since 2001, the worst performance in history. Corporate profits have increased a whopping 62%!!! When do workers get their fair share?
5. Productivity has fallen flat this summer. That’s what happens when you can’t increase the work day any longer or move any more people into salaried positions. In other words, it’s what happens when you’ve exploited labor all it can be exploited without causing a labor riot.
Ms. Whitman wants you to look at numbers. Well let’s. Annual health care expenditures are expected to reach $4 Trillion Dollars by 2015. Health care premiums are increasing 8-9% EACH YEAR. The poverty rate has risen from 11.3% in 2000 to 12.6% in 2005. Property taxes have tripled across the country. You currently owe $28,575.20 of the $8,576,549,393,437.38 national debt.
It’s time for a change.
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