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George Bush has been in office for 7 1/2 years. The first six the economy was fine.
A little over one year ago:
- Consumer confidence stood at a 2 1/2 year high;
- Regular gasoline sold for $2.19 a gallon;
- The unemployment rate was 4.5%;
- The DOW JONES hit a record high — 14,000+;
- American’s were buying new cars, taking cruises, and vacations overseas, living large!
But Americans wanted CHANGE! So, in 2006 they voted in a Democratic Congress & yep — we got CHANGE all right.
In the PAST YEAR:
- Consumer confidence has plummeted;
- Gasoline hovers near $4 a gallon;
- Unemployment is up to 5% (a 10% increase);
- Americans have seen their home equity drop by $12 TRILLION DOLLARS & prices are still dropping;
- 1% of American homes are in foreclosure;
- As I write, the DOW is playing around 11,500. $2.5 TRILLION DOLLARS HAS EVAPORATED FROM OUR STOCKS, BONDS & MUTUAL FUNDS INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS!
Yes, in 2006 America voted for change. And we sure got it. Now Barack Obama, the Democratic candidate for president, claims he’s really going to give us change.
How much more CHANGE do you think we can stand?
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