Bushâ??s Accomplishments - More Poor and More Poverty!
"The immunity that Bush enjoyed as president has led America to its very bottom"
Translated By Matthew Lundin
April 29 2008
Syria - Thawra al-wada - Original Article (Arabic)
A long queue of people waiting in front of a center for distributing food stamps. This photo, which was published by the British newspaper "The Independent" on April 2, 2008's front page, was not taken in an African country or any country of the so-called Third World or even a country from the former Socialist countries, but rather in The United States itself on one of the streets of New York. In fact it was determined to be taken on a street near Wall Street: the street famous for its financiers and businessmen.
Under the title (America, the Great Depression 2008) the reporter from the Independent focused on the picture of the food queue as the latest development in America's economic problems that have resulted from the country's current mortgage crisis. And as a consequence of it there is now food allocation which is a strong symbol of poverty in America. In the period since the beginning of the Mortgage Crisis, the number of Americans dependent on Food Stamps has jumped to 28 million people, from 26.5 million in 2007, showing that the richest economy in the World is truly facing a large economic crisis. The clearest causes for the growth in poverty is the steady rise of homes that have lost their owners due to their inability to make payments, the loss of jobs, and the rise in prices for basic essential commodities.
Conditions have deteriorated and led to an increase in Americans dependent on food stamps in order to support their families. And so now along the main streets in several American states you can see thousands of Americans waiting in lines at distribution centers waiting to obtain their basic daily necessities from bread to other staples. According to the the Agricultural Department the cost of feeding a family of four of limited income rose by 6% during the last year. According to the ministry in the state of Michigan, for example, which has seen a great amount of suffering for some time as well as a sharp decline in its economy, every two people out of every nine of its population have become dependent on ration coupons, when it was only one out of every nine in 2000. Other states have seen a rise in dependence on these rations by at least 10% from last year, such as Florida, Arizona and Maryland.
Many observers and opponents of the Bush Administration have been following these economic indicators since Bush inherited the economy from President Clinton, and how they have changed since Bush launched his two wars of aggression, and have found that the picture from inside America is as gloomy as the Democratic candidates have painted it during their election campaigns. The real growth in GDP in January 2001 when Bush took office was 4.1% and became 2.6 after three years of his wisdom. The national debt was 5.7 trillion at the beginning of his term and has now risen to 9.2 trillion. New jobs in the private sector has fallen from 1.76 million in 2001 to 366 thousand in 2005. The number of poor persons has risen from 31.6 million in 2001 to 37 million in the year 2005.
The deterioration in the standard of living has caused the number of Americans without insurance to rise from 38 million in 2001 to 47 million during Bush's presidency. And the price of oil, an indispensable part of Americans standard of living, has gone from 1.4 dollars a gallon in 2001 to 3.07 dollars a gallon during the Bush years. And the increased costs of higher education has made it so that a person now pays on average $5162 a year when before Bush they were paying $3164 per year. Personal savings have also dropped from 2.3% to now below zero at -.5%.
If we move to the relationship between the States and the rest of the World, we see that its trade deficit has risen from 380 billion at the beginning of Bush's presidency to 759 billion at its end. The value of the dollar has fallen from 1.07 euros for a dollar to .68 euros for a dollar. Dependency on foreign oil has risen from 52%to 60%. The perception of the United States abroad has deteriorated to very low numbers. British support went from 83% to 56% and Turkish approval has gone from 52% to 12%, and among Germans it has fallen from 78% to 37%. The study conducted by the American political writer Charlie Quimby from which these numbers come, indicates the miserable condition that Bush will leave for whoever comes after him. The immunity that Bush enjoyed as president has led America to its very bottom.
Bushâ??s Accomplishments - More Poor and More Poverty!
"Syria - Thawra al-wada - Original Article (Arabic)"
Imagine that.......A Syrian journalist that doesn't care for the U.S.. The DNC should be all over this.
Have a good one!:s4:
Bushâ??s Accomplishments - More Poor and More Poverty!
Crisis this...crisis that...yap yap yap.
Who's the guy behind the lady in that picture?
Looks rather intimidating.
Bushâ??s Accomplishments - More Poor and More Poverty!
:confused: and what does that have to do with bushes bad numbers
remember its your republicans and their closed mindness that got us here in the first place
remember actions speak louder than words, you try to always blame/flame on dems but its the republicans just as bad,
Bushâ??s Accomplishments - More Poor and More Poverty!
It's just so much easier to do my friend. Now if the Dems get their way and we pull out of Iraq what effect will that have on the price of oil AND gas? We're already feeling it at the super market....
Also, will that stop our war expenditures? No, Obama wants us more involved in the "genocide" in Somalia not to mention esculating the Afghanistan war to Pakistan.
I'm NOT saying that either side is perfect but I do think that the Dems would drive us back into the times of Carter; double digit inflation, unemployment, and interest rates.
Have a good one!:s4:
Bushâ??s Accomplishments - More Poor and More Poverty!
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Originally Posted by texas grass
Syria - Thawra al-wada - Original Article (Arabic)
A long queue of people waiting in front of a center for distributing food stamps. This photo, which was published by the British newspaper "The Independent" on April 2, 2008's front page, was not taken in an African country or any country of the so-called Third World or even a country from the former Socialist countries, but rather in The United States itself on one of the streets of New York. In fact it was determined to be taken on a street near Wall Street: the street famous for its financiers and businessmen..
This is nonsensical, and I couldn't find the picture they mention.
Doesn't this writer, or his/her audience, realize that Manhattan, especially the financial district, is one of the most expensive housing areas in the country, if not the world? I've known wealthy people who work on Wall Street that wouldn't even consider living in the City, much less the financial district, due to the cost.
If you choose to live there, and can't afford to feed your "family of four", it's your own fault.
Bushâ??s Accomplishments - More Poor and More Poverty!
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Originally Posted by Psycho4Bud
Also, will that stop our war expenditures? No, Obama wants us more involved in the "genocide" in Somalia not to mention esculating the Afghanistan war to Pakistan.
From what I know of the English language, putting something in quotes means one of two things; The person either means it ironically, or they're quoting it from another source. Not to totally steal that line from a stand up comic I saw YEARS ago, but the point stands.
Is it an ironic genocide? Or are you quoting from another genocide? Last I heard, it was a pretty legit genocide.
Bushâ??s Accomplishments - More Poor and More Poverty!
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Originally Posted by Breukelen advocaat
This is nonsensical, and I couldn't find the picture they mention.
Doesn't this writer, or his/her audience, realize that Manhattan, especially the financial district, is one of the most expensive housing areas in the country, if not the world? I've known wealthy people who work on Wall Street that wouldn't even consider living in the City, much less the financial district, due to the cost.
If you choose to live there, and can't afford to feed your "family of four", it's your own fault.
heres the pic, heres the link to the article.
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Bushâ??s Accomplishments - More Poor and More Poverty!
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Originally Posted by DaBudhaStank
Last I heard, it was a pretty legit genocide.
It's legit but hey, why should the U.S. go into that hell hole to secure oil drilling for China. They got the contracts...let them clean up the mess.
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Mr Liu, who is currently in the UK, is expected to travel to Sudan as part of an apparent diplomatic push to counter international criticism over Darfur.
He told the BBC that he would advise Sudan to co-operate on the deployment of a UN-African Union force.
The UN peacekeeping mission to Darfur, Unamid, began deploying in January but the force still lacks most of the 26,000 personnel planned for the mission.
China has strong trade and military links with Sudan, which is accused of backing militias that have raped and murdered in Darfur.
Critics say Beijing should use these links to pressure Khartoum on this issue. China says it is already doing all it can.
Mr Liu said that as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, China had been asked to help find a long-term solution to the Darfur issue, but that it had done so with respect for Sudan's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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China Invests Heavily In Sudan's Oil Industry (washingtonpost.com)
Obama's on the campaign trail bitching about trade between the U.S. and China but wants to commit our people to Sudan? :wtf:
Have a good one!:s4:
Bushâ??s Accomplishments - More Poor and More Poverty!
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Originally Posted by texas grass
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I highly doubt that many of those people pictured are "financiers and businessmen" on Wall Street."
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In the period since the beginning of the Mortgage Crisis, the number of Americans dependent on Food Stamps has jumped to 28 million people, from 26.5 million in 2007, showing that the richest economy in the World is truly facing a large economic crisis
The population of the U.S. is 304 million. The amount of people getting food stamps is less than ten percent of the entire population. That's not great, but it's certainly not a "depression".
Does Syria even have food stamps for the poor and indigent in their country? I'm sure that a high percentage of people in Europe get food benefits from their governments.
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Many observers and opponents of the Bush Administration have been following these economic indicators since Bush inherited the economy from President Clinton, and how they have changed since Bush launched his two wars of aggression, and have found that the picture from inside America is as gloomy....
"Two wars of aggression"? I don't know that Iraq should have been invaded, seeing that the alleged weapons of mass destruction that were never found, but the invasion of Afghanistan certainly was justified - if not completely successful in some ways.
Bushâ??s Accomplishments - More Poor and More Poverty!
Folks, its like this... Bush is only a figurehead, like the Queen of England. They have no power or authority, other than to make their mark on documents that are put before them by congress and the senate. They each represent their respective countries, with all of the appropriate pomp and circumstance, they meet with foreign leaders, and VIPs as required. They don't write the laws, they can only sign them.
For those who keep blaming Bush, maybe you should start with your own local, state, and federal elected officials that *you* voted for. Until that time, you really don't have a leg to stand on. FWIW, Bush could not have taken us to war without the approval of congress and the senate that *you* elected into office. If you didn't vote, then you got nothing to bitch about.
Bushâ??s Accomplishments - More Poor and More Poverty!
America is broke China is paying for your wars you guys are totally messed up because of Bush and his incompetance,but thats what you get when you elect a president who is as sharpe as a hammer.....
Bushâ??s Accomplishments - More Poor and More Poverty!
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Originally Posted by pass_the_dubbie
Who's the guy behind the lady in that picture?
Looks rather intimidating.
William Shatner.
Bushâ??s Accomplishments - More Poor and More Poverty!
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Originally Posted by dragonrider
William Shatner.
...now, that's negotiating...:bigsmoke:
