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Skriven 2008-09-06 18:08:00 av Bob Klahn (1:124/311)
Ärende: [Fwd: From the people who
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 I received this msg the day before I learned that the
 unemployment rate had hit a 5 year high, and the highway trust
 fund is going broke.

 !------ Original Message --------
Subject:      From the people who brought you misery
Date:      Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:47:35 GMT
From:      Robert Borosage & Bernie Horn, CAF <manager@ourfuture.org>
Reply-To:      notice-reply-ikwdesgrv7md3xee@ga3.org
To:      bobklahn bobklahn <bob.klahn@sev.org>

 >From the People Who Brought You Misery
 -!------------------------------------------------

 Conservatives don't want to admit that our economy is in
 miserable shape. Less than two weeks ago, John McCain said, "I
 still believe the fundamentals of our economy are strong." But
 Americans think we're in a recession. Whether or not the economy
 is technically in a recession, we can point to a different
 economic indicator of conservative failure: the misery index.

 The misery index is worse than it's been in 17 years. The misery
 index is an economic indicator that combines inflation and
 unemployment rates. In July 2008 the misery index climbed to
 11.3, which is higher than any month since June 1991-more than
 17 years.

 Republicans have a miserable economic record. Over the last 46
 years, income growth has been three times as strong under
 Democratic presidents as it was under Republican presidents. Job
 growth was nearly four times higher under Democrats. Republican
 presidents do score higher on one economic indicator: inflation.

 President Bush's economic mismanagement has hurt American
 families. When Bush took office, inflation-adjusted income was
 at an historic high. After eight years of tax cuts for the rich
 and laissez-faire corporate regulation, Americans have seen
 their incomes fall. The seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate
 has also worsened under Bush, and over 3.5 million families have
 fallen into poverty during his time in office.

 Progressive solutions: We need to build an economy that works
 for working Americans. We need a long-term economic growth
 program that puts Americans to work, and a short-term stimulus
 to help families cope with the current economic downturn.

 Making Sense Alerts and Fact Sheets: For An Economy That Works
 for Working Americans,

 [http://ga3.org/ct/1p2_pb61kS6d/]

 For Americans Demand Action on the Economy,

 [http://ga3.org/ct/q72_pb61kS6X/]

 For Invest in America Now,

 [http://ga3.org/ct/a12_pb61kS6r/]

 For other alerts on education, energy, health, taxation, trade,
 social security, and more,

 [http://ga3.org/ct/qd2_pb61kS6B/]

 About This Email -!-------------- This is the twenty-third of
 CAF's Making Sense 2008 emails. We're sending brief talking
 points to our progressive allies throughout 2008 regarding
 kitchen table economic issues. Please feel free to share these
 with your colleagues. They can subscribe to our Making Sense
 2008 email list here:[http://ga3.org/ct/172_pb61kS6e/]
 -!------------------------------------------------

 If you received this message from a friend, you can sign up for
 Campaign for America's Future at:

 http://ga3.org/caf/join.html?r=z72_pb6qysliE

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BOB KLAHN bob.klahn@sev.org   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn

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