In answer to the question “are you better off now then you were eight years ago?” the following chart provides a visual indication of the results of the last eight years, the legacy of the Bush Administration:
A few of the metrics:
- U.S. Trade deficit: UP 100%
- Consumer Credit Debt: UP 67%
- New Private Sector Jobs: DOWN 79%
- Budget Deficit: Almost tripled, UP 270%
- National Debt: UP 61%
- GDP Growth: DOWN 35%
Taken from Rep. Rahm Emanuel press conference data available here which contains all the original sources for the cold, hard stats.
