SO YOU LOVE BUSH,?? LOOK WHAT HAPPENED UNDER HIS WATCH ~! #1 According to the World Bank, U.S. GDP accounted for 31.8 percentof all global economic activity in 2001. That number dropped to 21.6 percent in 2011. #2 The United States was once ranked #1 in the world in GDP per capita. Today we have slipped to #14. #3 The United States has fallen in the global economic competitiveness rankings compiled by the World Economic Forum for four years in a row. #4 Since the year 2000, the size of the U.S. national debt has grown by more than 11 trillion dollars. #5 Back in the year 2000, our trade deficit with China was 83 billion dollars. Last year, it was 315 billion dollars. #6 In the year 2000, about 17 million Americans were employed in manufacturing. Today, only about 12 million Americans are employed in manufacturing. #7 The United States has lost more than 56,000 manufacturing facilities since 2001. #8 The United States has lost a staggering 32 percent of its manufacturing jobs since the year 2000.
Posted on: Sat, 20 Jul 2013 07:00:19 +0000
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