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Lobbyists Paid Off by China vs. 30,000 U.S. Workers: Which Side Will Obama Choose?

By Mike Elk
August 10, 2009

As the International Trade Commission considers comments on its recommendation to impose tariffs on Chinese tire imports, President Obama stands at a crossroads in the fight to rebuild the American economy. more »

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Bush's Medicare Drug Plan Leaves Millions Paying Higher

Submitted by Armand Biroonak
October 13, 2008

President Bush’s push for further privatization of Medicare's prescription drug plan stuck 3.4 million Medicare beneficiaries with high drug costs.

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Kaiser Family Foundation
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Bush Administration's Medicare Advantage Plan Costs Double

Submitted by Armand Biroonak
October 13, 2008

The Bush Administration’s privatized “Medicare Advantage” plans are rising twice as fast as costs in traditional Medicare, according to the Government Accountability Office, the Congressional Budget Office, and the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.

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Congressional Quarterly
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Manufacturing Jobs Fall Under Bush

Submitted by Armand Biroonak
October 6, 2008

Manufacturing employment fell for the first time after Bush took office--below 16.5 million-- the first time for the period between 1965-2000.

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United Steelworkers and EPI
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Trade Deficit Rises Billions Under Bush

Submitted by Armand Biroonak
October 2, 2008

Under President Bush, America’s trade deficit has shot up by nearly $250 billion (adjusted for inflation).

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Bureau of Economic Analysis
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Bush Tax Cuts Provide Peanuts to the Most Vulnerable

Submitted by Armand Biroonak
July 17, 2008

The Bush tax cuts gave an average tax break of $118,000 to those who make over $1 million per year and only $740 per year to middle-income households. The bottom 20 percent of households received an average tax break of only $20.

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"Tax Cuts: Myths and Realities," Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. 9 May 2008. http://www.cbpp.org/9-27-06tax.htm
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Bush Tax Cuts Leave a Deficit

Submitted by Armand Biroonak
July 17, 2008

The Bush tax cuts that promised to pay for themselves, in fact will cost American taxpayers $300 billion last year. The tax cuts are primarily responsible for the deficit.

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James Horney, "Smaller Deficit Estimate No Surprise: New OMB Estimates Do Not Support Claims About Tax Cuts," Center for Budget and Policy Priorities. 13 July 2007. http://www.cbpp.org/7-11-07bud.htm
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Bush Takes Budget Surplus to a Deficit

Submitted by Armand Biroonak
July 17, 2008

When Bush entered office he took command of a $236 billion surplus, now he will leave the American public with a 2008 deficit of more than $400 billion.

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg, "Bush Presents Budget that Would Increase Deficit," New York Times. 5 February 2008. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/05/washington/05budget.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
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