Shhhh!!! NEW Census Report - Real Median Household Income Declined Under Bush!

[TomCADem]

The media appears to be ignoring the latest report from the U.S. Census showing that real median household income DECLINED under the Bush years. It declined from $52,500 in Bill Clinton's last year to $50,303 in Bush's last year. Even though the Republicans are trying mighting hard to convince white Americans that they should be threatened by Hispanics, African Americans, other minorities and Democrats, the fact of the matter is that real median household income for whites declined from $57,042 in Bill Clinton's last year in 2000 to $55,530 in Bush's last year in 2008. Yet, the major media is generally ignoring this evidence that Republican rule harmed most middle class families in the U.S.

http://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/p60-236.pdf

[beac]

1. K&R-- but not surprising, alas. n/t

[SammyWinstonJack]

2. Well there's a shocker! NOT! Hey Freeptards! How about that?

Keep watching FOX News and listening to the multi-millionaires of hate radio,who continue their propaganda spewing BS. BecKKK and Limballs, et al, laugh at you all the way to the bank, you tools!

[Hannah Bell]

3. big surprise.

[Rex]

4. No. Way.

Series!?

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

5. Freepers will probably now lie about their income from here on out

To either help or hurt the administration in charge.

[notadmblnd]

6. My income went from over 60k during Clinton to 24k during Bush

it hurts a lot.

Oh and that doesn't include what the stock market sucked out of my 401K.

[abumbyanyothername]

7. Not sure what industry you are in

but a lot of tech workers had the same experience then.

Nowadays its the mid- to upper mid-level finance pros taking the beating. My income is off by at least half this year, and from all appearances may be off 100% next year.

[notadmblnd]

10. It was IT

[ddeclue]

8. LEAVE GEORGE W. BUSH ALONE!!!12111!!1!

[Libertas1776]

9. Get the

hell out of here! For realz?

The freepers won't listen or care, and if they do, they'll just say these statistics were doctored up by Obama's evil socialist Census, or something or another.

[mistertrickster]

11. Kick this up, friends. Americans need proof of how bad CON rule is. nt

[FlyByNight]

12. Dubya: putting some of the sting back into life

Heck of a job by the classist asshole.

[Dappleganger]

13. Does this take into account soaring medical insurance and food costs??

[dajoki]

14. And poverty has increased 2% n/t

[TomCADem]

15. Here Is The Ironic Fact: The Top 5% Saw Their Real Median Household Income Decrease...

From $183,492 in 1999 to 180,000 in 2008. Yet, they will insist that the Republicans are better for upper income Americans. The truth is that you need to be in top 1 percent or so to really benefit from Republican rule.

[Quantess]

16. Duh. Is anyone not aware of this?

Oh well, some things can never be said too often, no matter how obvious.