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Rising Unemployment, Corporate Scandals Mark Bush Economic Record
After inheriting a strong economy and a sizable surplus from the Clinton Administration, President Bush has built a record of economic failure, squandering the surplus and shepherding the economy to disaster. A new report from Senate Democrats demonstrates how the economy has suffered under Bush's stewardship. America under the Bush administration has been marked by increased unemployment, corporate scandals, and other signs of a weakening economy.
Among the highlights of the Bush economic record:
Rising unemployment. More than two million Americans have been added to the unemployment rolls since Bush took office. Long-term unemployment has more than doubled since Bush took office, and unemployment has risen from 4.2 percent to 5.7 percent.
Corporate scandals. Despite enormous losses to investors and thousands of workers losing their jobs, the Bush administration fought tough reforms that would hold corporate America accountable for its actions. Bush is still fighting laws that would protect pensions for working families and make it harder for business to avoid their fair share of taxes by relocating overseas.
Slow economic growth. The gross domestic product (GDP) has grown just 1 percent since Bush took office, the slowest growth of any administration in 50 years.
A falling stock market. Slow economic growth and Bush's inability to stand up to corporate criminals have contributed to a loss of $4.5 trillion in investor value since President Bush took office.
A return to federal deficits. After years of budget surpluses under the Clinton Administration, Bush's fiscal irresponsibility has returned the federal government to deficit spending. The Bush administration projects that the government will spend more than it takes in through the end of Bush's term. Bush's tax giveaways to the richest Americans have cost our economy dearly.
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