>A little under a decade ago:
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>1) Consumer confidence: Record High 1/16/00
>2) Gasoline prices in the United States reached an all-time inflation-adjusted
>low in February (1999), dropping to less than $1 per gallon nationwide.
>3) Unemployment Falls to 4.1%, Best in 30 Years
>4) Median home price $160,000, primary use to live in, not an investment vehicle.
>5) Tax rate for middle class 28%
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>Since voting in a Republican President in 2000 we have seen:
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>1) Consumer confidence plummet;
>2) The cost of regular gasoline soar to over $3.50 a gallon;
>3) Unemployment is up to 5% (a 10% increase);
>4) American households have seen $2.3 trillion in equity value evaporate (stock and mutual fund losses);
>5) Americans have seen their home equity drop by $1.2 trillion dollars;
>6) 1% of American homes are in foreclosure.
>7) Tax rate for middle class 25%
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>The conclusion is clear, lower taxes are bad for the economy. :)
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>Now why would anyone be surprised that people are more fond of the clinton years that the Bush years?
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I liked those years. It was something new everyday. Travelgate, Monicagate, Bosniagate, etc. etc. etc. ad nauseum.