Mail this chart to everyone you know!!!

[scheming daemons]

Are you better off now than 8 years ago?

http://www.cepr.net/index.php/publications/reports/2000-2008:-are-you-better-off/

[scheming daemons]

1. Kick.... people...THIS is what the election is all about

[Mabus]

2. Nice find

Easy to read.

K&R

[Eric J in MN]

3. How are they defining productivity re...

...
Productivity growth (preceding 8 years) 15.9% 21.9%

[Aloha Spirit]

7. here you go...

http://www.bls.gov/lpc/

that's their source

[crossroads]

4. Excellent find! Sent it to myself to send on to my contacts!

Thank you!

CR

[iiibbb]

5. I've tried this... The Republican retort is that it was the dot-com bubble...

[scheming daemons]

6. Dot com bubble burst in 2000, late in Clinton's term, but before Bush's

[iiibbb]

9. Precisely... but it doesn't matter when the bubble bursts... the "prosparity" wasn't "real"

... so Clinton can't claim it...



That's their spin.

[Aloha Spirit]

8. I wish I could rate this "Must Read" nt

[gateley]

10. I'm going to print out a few copies, too - so when I get in a discussion

I can use this, too.

[holiday]

13. unfortunately the people I know have fallen for the McCain is a

maverick and they don't think he is anything like Bush so it won't matter. I'm trying to figure a way to really get thru to them

[gateley]

18. McCain's voting record might be a big help. nt

[Greyskye]

11. Pic of chart to share

[Mabus]

15. Perfect. Thanks!

:yourock:

[RobertSeattle]

12. ...But Clinton got a BJ!

:eviglrin:

[quantass]

14. k&r

[Barack_America]

16. Key factor "Manufacturing Jobs"

That's the one that really stuck out to me.

-22%

:wow:

K&R

[texasleo]

17. nice