ELECTION 2008


In just one year

Remember the election in 2006? 1 1/2 years ago: 
1) Consumer confidence stood at a 2 1/2 year high
2) Regular gasoline sold for $2.19 a gallon
3) The unemployment rate was 4.5

Since voting in a Democratic Congress in 2006 we have seen: 
1) Consumer confidence plummet
2) The cost of gasoline soar to over $4 a gallon
3) Unemployment is up to 5% (a 10% increase)
4) American households have seen $2.3 trillion in equity value evaporate (stock and mutual funds)
5) Americans have seen their home equity drop by $1.2 trillion dollars; 
6) 1% of American homes are in foreclosure. 

America voted for change in 2006, and we got it! Remember it's Congress that makes laws not the President.

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Quote of the Day........'My friends, we live in the greatest nation in the history of the world. I hope you'll join with me as we try to change it.' -- Barack Obama 
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Taxes...
Whether Democrat or a Republican you will find these statistics enlightening and amazing. 
http://www.taxfoundation.org/publications/show/151.html

Taxes under Clinton 1999

Single making 30K - tax $8,400  
Single making 50K - tax $14,000 
Single making 75K - tax $23,250 
Married making 60K - tax $16,800 
Married making 75K - tax $21,000 
Married making 125K - tax $38,750 

Taxes under Bush 2008

Single making 30K - tax $4,500
Single making 50K - tax $12,500
Single making 75K - tax $18,750
Married making 60K- tax $9,000
Married making 75K - tax $18,750
Married making 125K - tax $31,250 

It is amazing how many people that fall into the categories above think Bush is screwing them and Bill Clinton was the greatest President ever. If Obama or Hillary are elected, they both say they will repeal the Bush tax cuts and a good portion of the people that fall into the categories above can't wait for it to happen. This is like the movie The Sting with Paul Newman; you scam somebody out of some money and they don't even know what happened.

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