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"SAIL LOCO" wrote in message
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| Bwahahaaha! Where are the WMD the war was started over, Loco? Hmmmm?
| Your president is a killer of American Soldiers and has buried our
economy.
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| Oh really! Like I said before you should try to get yourself educated.
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| America's Economy is Strong and Getting Stronger
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| 288,000 New Jobs Created in April, Over 1.1 Million Jobs Created Since
August
| 2003
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| New job figures released today and other recent economic data show that
| America's economy is strong and getting stronger - and that the
| President's jobs and growth plan is working. The Labor Department
announced
| that employers added 288,000 new jobs in April. In total, over 1.1 million
jobs
| have been added since August, with 8 consecutive months of gains.
|
| America has a choice: It can continue to grow the economy and create new
jobs
| as the President's policies are doing; or it can raise taxes on American
| families and small businesses, hurting economic recovery and future job
| creation. President Bush's pro-growth agenda, strong education system, and
| policies to help American workers gain the skills to secure good jobs are
the
| right ways to respond to the challenges of our growing and changing
economy.
|
| April's increase in employment remained strong and well in excess of
market
| expectations. 288,000 net new jobs were created in April - and February
and
| March increases were revised upward, for a combined upward revision of
66,000.
| The household survey showed a similar increase in employment, up 1.3
million
| since August.
| The national unemployment rate edged down to 5.6% in April - falling 0.7
| percentage points from its peak of 6.3% in June 2003. At 5.6%, the
unemployment
| rate is below the average of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.
| Manufacturing employment increased 21,000 in April, and was revised up for
| February and March. Manufacturing employment has risen for three
consecutive
| months. These were the first gains in this sector since July of 2000.
| Over the past year, the unemployment rate has fallen in 44 of the 50
states.
| Weekly unemployment insurance claims have fallen to their lowest level
since
| 2000.
| President Bush's Actions Are Helping to Drive Our Economic Recovery
|
| The President's Jobs and Growth tax relief package helped drive the strong
| improvement in our economy. It raised the level of economic activity and
| productivity, which will result in higher incomes and living standards for
| American workers.
|
| In addition to today's employment news, other recently released data
confirm
| that the economy is strong and growing stronger:
|
| The American economy grew at a strong annual pace of 4.2 percent during
the
| first quarter of 2004 - well above the historical average, and continuing
the
| strong growth seen over the previous two quarters. Economic growth over
the
| last three quarters has been the fastest in nearly 20 years, at a 5.5
percent
| annual rate that would double the real size of the economy in 13 years.
The
| President's policies have helped propel the recovery forward, putting more
| money in the pockets of America's families and laying a foundation for
growth
| and job creation now and for years to come.
|
| Household spending continues to be strong. As a result of the President's
| 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, personal consumption levels have risen
significantly.
| Real after-tax incomes are up by 10% since December 2000 - substantially
| better than those following the last recession.
| Retail sales other than motor vehicles in the first quarter of 2004
increased
| 11.6 percent, more than double the average annual rate of growth over the
last
| decade.
| Consumer confidence is at its highest level in 3 months and is rising. The
| Conference Board said its index of consumer confidence increased 4.4
points to
| 92.9 in April, from 88.5 in March.
| New housing construction in March surged to levels near those of December
2003,
| when they were at their highest levels in almost 20 years.
| In the first quarter of 2004, the national homeownership rate reached a
record
| high of 68.6 percent, beating the record set in the previous quarter.
| Minority homeownership set a new quarterly record of 50.8 percent in the
first
| quarter, up 0.2 percentage points from the fourth quarter and up 1.5
percentage
| points from the first quarter of 2003.
| Inflation remains restrained, with the core CPI (Consumer Price Index)
rising
| only 1.6 percent and the core finished-goods PPI (Producer Price Index)
rising
| only 0.7 percent over the last 12 months.
| Mortgage rates remain near historic lows, making homebuying easier and
more
| affordable.
|
| American companies are reporting historic levels of growth.
| Productivity grew from 2000 to 2003 at the fastest 3-year rate in more
than 50
| years. This has bolstered profits and will lead to significantly higher
real
| wages for workers.
| More manufacturers have been reporting increased activity and new orders
than
| at any time in the last 20 years. The ISM Manufacturing employment index
in
| April was at its highest level since 1987.
|
| The President's jobs and growth policies have put the economy on the road
to
| recovery-but there is more work to be done. The President has outlined a
| six-point plan to create even more job opportunities for America's workers
| and keep America the best place in the world to do business. The plan
includes:
| enabling families and businesses to plan for the future with confidence by
| making tax reductions permanent; making health care costs more affordable
and
| predictable; reducing the burden of lawsuits on our economy; ensuring an
| affordable, reliable energy supply; streamlining regulations and paperwork
| requirements; and opening new markets for American products and services.
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