10 Reasons Not to Vote For George W. Bush
1. George W. Bush is the first U.S. President to lose jobs during his presidency.
• When Bush took office, the unemployment rate was 4.2 percent. It's now 5.5 percent, according to the Labor Department, a loss of more than 2.7 million private sector jobs.
2. Under George W. Bush, the United States went from budget surplus to record deficit.
• When Bush took office, the federal budget had been balanced for three straight years and was, in the 2000 fiscal year, running a surplus of $236 billion -- the largest in U.S. history. The White House is projecting a record budget deficit this year of $445 billion, according to the White House.
3. George W. Bush has seen consumer debt increase by a record $300 billion dollars.
• When Bush took office, U.S. consumer debt totaled almost $1.7 trillion. It's now $2.038 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve.
4. George W. Bush has presided over a massive increase in bankruptcy filings.
• When Bush took office, bankruptcy filings during the previous year totaled almost 1.3 million, down 5 percent from a year before. By Dec. 31, 2003, bankruptcies had hit a record of nearly 1.7 million, up 5.2 percent from 2002, according to the American Bankruptcy Institute.
5. George W. Bush has the worst environmental record of any U.S. President in the nation's history.
• The Bush administration began its term in office by appointing industry officials and legal allies to the U.S. government's top environmental protection offices. The Bush team assaulted the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Endangered Species Act by refusing to defend industry lawsuits, gutted the Federal Parks system of funding, and opened up federal lands for polluting, mining, logging, and snowmobiling, according to the Sierra Club.
6. Terrorism has significantly increased worldwide as a result of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
• Experts believe the war on terrorism -- and the U.S.-led war in Iraq -- have inspired recruits who are operating in loosely affiliated, independent cells. "The U.S. invasion of Iraq increased the worldwide threat of terrorism many times over," said Rohan Gunaratna, author of the book "Inside al-Qaeda, the Global Network of Terror," and according to a comprehensive study conducted by Knight Ridder Newspapers, "developments in the war on terrorism, barely noticed in the United States, suggests that global Islamic extremism is spreading."
7. The policies of George W. Bush have reaped the world's disfavor.
• Despite worldwide support after 9-11, the nonpartisan Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, measured public opinion in 44 nations. All told, 54,000 people were surveyed, the clear majority of whom disfavored or distrusted the United States in general and Bush in particular.
8. George W. Bush has allowed the federal government to award billion dollar contracts to enrich personal friends.
• According to CBS' 60 Minutes, several investigations into Halliburton's work in Iraq have shown evidence of overcharging or raised questions about the corporation's performance as well as the company's profitable relationship with their former CEO, Vice President, Dick Cheney.
9. Even stock market investors have lost money under the tenure of George W. Bush
• When Bush took office on Jan. 20, 2001, the Dow Jones industrial average was at 10,587.59. It closed Friday at 10,055.20.
10. George W. Bush has failed to alleviate the health care crises in America while giving a windfall of profits to drug and insurance companies.
• PBS reports that about 44 million people in this country have no health insurance, and another 38 million have inadequate health insurance. This means that nearly one-third of Americans do not have a reliable source of healthcare. According to the Washington Post, several of the Bush administration's own officials said the drug and insurance businesses would profit from Bush's only plan, which is estimated to cost $400 billion over 10 years.
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• When Bush took office, the unemployment rate was 4.2 percent. It's now 5.5 percent, according to the Labor Department, a loss of more than 2.7 million private sector jobs.
2. Under George W. Bush, the United States went from budget surplus to record deficit.
• When Bush took office, the federal budget had been balanced for three straight years and was, in the 2000 fiscal year, running a surplus of $236 billion -- the largest in U.S. history. The White House is projecting a record budget deficit this year of $445 billion, according to the White House.
3. George W. Bush has seen consumer debt increase by a record $300 billion dollars.
• When Bush took office, U.S. consumer debt totaled almost $1.7 trillion. It's now $2.038 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve.
4. George W. Bush has presided over a massive increase in bankruptcy filings.
• When Bush took office, bankruptcy filings during the previous year totaled almost 1.3 million, down 5 percent from a year before. By Dec. 31, 2003, bankruptcies had hit a record of nearly 1.7 million, up 5.2 percent from 2002, according to the American Bankruptcy Institute.
5. George W. Bush has the worst environmental record of any U.S. President in the nation's history.
• The Bush administration began its term in office by appointing industry officials and legal allies to the U.S. government's top environmental protection offices. The Bush team assaulted the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Endangered Species Act by refusing to defend industry lawsuits, gutted the Federal Parks system of funding, and opened up federal lands for polluting, mining, logging, and snowmobiling, according to the Sierra Club.
6. Terrorism has significantly increased worldwide as a result of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
• Experts believe the war on terrorism -- and the U.S.-led war in Iraq -- have inspired recruits who are operating in loosely affiliated, independent cells. "The U.S. invasion of Iraq increased the worldwide threat of terrorism many times over," said Rohan Gunaratna, author of the book "Inside al-Qaeda, the Global Network of Terror," and according to a comprehensive study conducted by Knight Ridder Newspapers, "developments in the war on terrorism, barely noticed in the United States, suggests that global Islamic extremism is spreading."
7. The policies of George W. Bush have reaped the world's disfavor.
• Despite worldwide support after 9-11, the nonpartisan Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, measured public opinion in 44 nations. All told, 54,000 people were surveyed, the clear majority of whom disfavored or distrusted the United States in general and Bush in particular.
8. George W. Bush has allowed the federal government to award billion dollar contracts to enrich personal friends.
• According to CBS' 60 Minutes, several investigations into Halliburton's work in Iraq have shown evidence of overcharging or raised questions about the corporation's performance as well as the company's profitable relationship with their former CEO, Vice President, Dick Cheney.
9. Even stock market investors have lost money under the tenure of George W. Bush
• When Bush took office on Jan. 20, 2001, the Dow Jones industrial average was at 10,587.59. It closed Friday at 10,055.20.
10. George W. Bush has failed to alleviate the health care crises in America while giving a windfall of profits to drug and insurance companies.
• PBS reports that about 44 million people in this country have no health insurance, and another 38 million have inadequate health insurance. This means that nearly one-third of Americans do not have a reliable source of healthcare. According to the Washington Post, several of the Bush administration's own officials said the drug and insurance businesses would profit from Bush's only plan, which is estimated to cost $400 billion over 10 years.
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