Proof that Bush is Bad for the Economy



I have not been writing much, I've been debating taking the blog down again.
But this was too much to not blog about.

Many thanks to this DKos diary... if you want in-depth analysis, read the diary and follow the links (reposted here).... I simply want to raise the flag and pique your interest - this is some wild stuff.

I think we all know this at heart - we feel it when we total up our monthly bills, we see it when our energy costs continue to grow, while our grocery bill continues to skyrocket (I can no longer get out of the grocery store without paying more than $80 per trip - and I make 5-6 trips per month! And Dave goes too!), while a Honda Civic now costs well over $20000....

I mean we all know this intuitively, right?

Here is the graph that proves it.


So who wins in this economy?


The rabid conservative corporation owners.

I find the final point made to be the most disturbing:

According to the UNDP report: “A baby boy from a family in the top 5 per cent of US income distribution will enjoy a lifespan 25 per cent longer than a baby boy from the bottom 5 per cent.”
(From an article in the Financial Times which I quote and comment more extensively on the European Tribune). Think about that: a lifespan 25% longer. That's at least 15 years. Just so that a few gazillionaires can gazillaround.

Are we primed for a 1930's style takedown of corporate wealth? I think we have turned the clock back 100 years at this point, when it comes to the economic well-being of average Americans.

Posted: Tue - April 3, 2007 at 07:18 AM          
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