The "Bush Boom," Harper's Index style

Number of articles touting the "Bush Boom" on nationalreview.com: 44.

Change in median income 2001-2004: -$673.

Change in the number of Americans in poverty: +4.1 million

Change in the number of Americans without health insurance: +4.6 million

(All statistics are from Census data via the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.)

Comments

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Hey, wait - the Bush Boom is booming for some: CEOs now make 430 times their employees' average salaries, up from 301 times last year.

See:
http://www.faireconomy.org/press/2005/EE2005.pdf