Found via DANEgerus.
While I haven’t actually got this particular one yet, and while all the numbers are correct, this sounds like something that’d come in an chain email.
George Bush has been in office for 7 1/2 years. The first six the economy was fine.
A little over one year ago:
1) Consumer confidence stood at a 2 1/2 year high
2) Regular gasoline sold for $2.19 a gallon.
3) the unemployment rate was 4.5%.
4) the Dow Jones hit a record high–14,000
5) American’s were buying new cars,taking cruises, vacations overseas, living large!…
But American’s wanted ‘CHANGE’! So, in 2006 they voted in a Democratic Congress and yes–we got ‘CHANGE’ all right. In the PAST YEAR:
1) Consumer confidence has plummeted.
2) Gasoline is now over $4 a gallon & climbing!;
3) Unemployment is up to 5.5% (a 10% increase);
4) Americans have seen their home equity drop by $12 Trillion and prices still dropping;
5) 1% of American homes are in foreclosure.
6) as I write, the Dow is probing another low ~~ $2.5 Trillion has evaporated from their stocks, bonds, mutual funds and investment portfolios!
Yes, in 2006 America voted for change, and we sure got it!