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.)
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
Posted by: m | August 31, 2005 at 11:49 PM