Harper Cons poor fiscal record........by the numbers: Estimated amount spent on taxpayer-funded advertisements since 2009 touting the “Economic Action Plan” and the government’s economic record : $113,000,000 National unemployment rate in January, 2006: 6.6 National unemployment rate in December, 2013: 7.2 Youth unemployment rate, January 2006: 12.2 Youth unemployment rate, December 2013: 14.0 Rank of Canada’s unemployment rate in 2013 compared to other G7 countries: 3rd Rank of Canada among the 34 OECD nations in employment creation 2007-2012: 20th Number of governments since 1935 that have presided over a slower rate of real economic growth per capita than the Harper Conservatives: 0 Number of consecutive annual federal budget deficits: 6 Number of budget deficit targets hit by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty: 0 Amount added to the federal national debt since Conservatives took power in 2006: $123,500,000,000 Portion of the total federal debt accumulated since 2006: 1/5 Percentage increase in the inflation-adjusted average hourly manufacturing wage, 2006-2013: 0 Percentage drop in productivity (GDP produced per employed person), 2006 to September 2013: 1.9 Consecutive monthly merchandise trade deficits: 23 Amount Canadians owed for every $1 in disposable income they earned, 2005: $1.30 Amount Canadians owed for every $1 in disposable income they earned, 2013: $1.64
Posted on: Tue, 13 May 2014 19:42:12 +0000
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