Bush Economics For PA

Since George W. Bush was appointed President by the Electoral College in the then Republican controlled Congress:

• 337,000 people in PA have lost their health insurance.
• 160,000 manufacturing jobs have been lost in PA
• 140,000 more people have fallen below the poverty level.
• The average wages for growing industries pay $9,120 less than those in shrinking industries.
• Bankruptcy skyrocketed as 76,864 PA households filed for bankruptcy just in 2003; a 37% increase from 2000 when Bush took office.
• PA family health insurance premiums increased by more than $2,700 to $9,477 per year.
• PA families with teenagers pay $612 more each year for gasoline.
• College tuition in PA has increased by $1,914 per year at 4-year public institutions.
• Overall child care costs increased by $2,050 to $12,910 for a family with two children under age 5 in full-time daycare.

It would seem that whoever is chosen to replace Bush could not do any worse for Pennsylvania. In fact, odds are in Pennsylvanians' favor that virtually anyone could do MUCH better.