Posted on 12/09/2010 6:14:14 AM PST by bestintxas
From early 2007 through the end of 2010, the Democrats had strong Majorities in -- and control of -- the US House of Representatives and also the U.S. Senate. Both are chambers where laws and policies that affect the economy are created and shaped.
The following table shows how the Democrat Congress performed on average during its four year tenure, vs. the average of the previous four years, 2003 through the end of 2006, when Republican were at the helm:
Issue/Topic Democrats Republicans
Jobs by Year - Average -1,583,000 +1,672,000
Jobs by Month - Average -131,916 +139,333
Unemployment Rate - Average 7.48% 5.3%
Budget Deficits - Avrage $1.143 Trillion $285 Billion
Dow (DJIA) 0.13% (0.53 Total) 11.04%
S & P 500 1.29% 15.02%
FDIC Bank Closures - Average 79.2 1.75
Following are the numbers in more detail
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Bump for later.
I.E. in a union.
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Facts that show that if you like Dems to run things, you must really just like to trash anything and anyone around you.
Or you believe that you are actually going to benefit by being on the receiving end of the redistribution. (it’s how they’ve been winning elections in Pennsylvania since the 1930’s)
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