| Economy-Jobs |
|
| Number |
Issue |
| 2.8 million |
the number of manufacturing
jobs loss since 2001. |
| 14.5 million |
number of manufacturing
jobs in the US as of December 2003, the lowest level in 45 years. |
| $529 billion |
trade deficit for
2003, that is $1,450,000,000 a day. |
| 34 |
number of countries
President Bush wants to expand NAFTA to with the Free Trade Area
for the Americas (FTAA) |
| 800 million |
population of countries
that FTAA would include. |
| 2% |
the raise proposed
for Federal employees this year. This compares with the Bush Administrations
own projections of a 2.2% cost of living increase. |
| $25,000,000 |
the amount needed
to cover 2,100 $25,000 bonuses for political appointees of the Bush
Administration. In December, the press disclosed that the Bush administration
had quietly revoked a 1994 ban on cash bonuses for political appointees. |
| $300,000,000 |
the reduction in
TAA (Trade Adjustment Assistance) for the 2005 budget. This program
assist workers who have lost their jobs due to the outsourcing of
American jobs. |
| Health Care |
|
| Number |
Issue |
| 32.5 million |
number of seniors
who will pay more under new Medicare drug plan which goes into effect
in 2006. It also includes incentives for employers to drop retirees
from health care plan. |
| 22% |
the amount the cost
of the 30 most prescribed drugs have risen in the past three years.
This is 3.6 times the rate of inflation. The Bush Administration’s
Medicare Prescription Drug plan prohibits Medicare from negotiating
lower prices for drugs. |
| 45,000,000 |
number of Americans
with no health care coverage. |
| 50% |
the average increase
to worker’s premium contribution for health care between 2000-2003. |
| Tax Cuts |
|
| Number |
Issue |
| $1038 |
the average tax
cut per household according to the Bush Administration. However,
this number includes the tax cut to the wealthy, which skews the
figures. |
| $30,000 |
the yearly tax cut
to the wealthiest 1% (those making $374,000 a year and up, with
the average income in this range at $1.1 million a year. |
| $289 |
the yearly tax break
for average households, those making $29,000-$46,000 a year. |
| $99 |
the yearly tax break
for those making $16,000-$29,000 a year. |
| $364 |
billion the total
amount of the Bush tax cut over a ten year period. |
| 64% |
the amount of that
tax cut that will go to the wealthiest 5%. |
| $7 billion
|
the amount in tax
breaks that have been given to corporations for outsourcing jobs
out of the country. |
| $717 million |
the reduction in
budgeted dollars for worker training against projected needs. |
| War in Iraq |
|
| Number |
Issue |
| 1054 |
number of US service
men and women that have died in Iraq as of 09/29/04. |
| 12,000 |
number of US soldiers
that have been treated for injuries in Iraq. |
| 914 |
number of US soldiers
killed since President Bush gave his “end of hostilities”
speech. |
| 0 |
the number of days
George Bush spent in active duty during his military service. |
| 5 |
the number of times
Dick Cheney deferred during his draft time. |
| 28 |
number of times President
Bush said “weapons of mass destruction” in his 2003
State of the Union address. |
| 0 |
number of weapons
of mass destruction that have been found in Iraq. |
| $140,000,000,000 |
cost of the war
in Iraq as of 09/29/04. |
| 140,000 |
number of US service
personnel serving in Iraq. |
| $7,000,000,000 |
value of Iraq no
bid government contracts awarded to Halliburton(Vice-President Dick
Cheney’s former employer). |
| $61,000,000 |
the amount the Halliburton
has overcharged for moving gasoline into Iraq. |
| $2.27 |
price per gallon that Halliburton charges
the US military for gasoline (going rate in Iraq is .50 a gallon).
|
$67,000,000 |
the overcharge that Halliburton made
to manage cafeterias for U.S. troops than the company had agreed to
pay the subcontractors hired to actually do the work. |
