Strengthening the Economy

For fourteen of the last sixteen years, Republicans have totally controlled congress. During this time, aided and abetted by six and a half years of a ruinous Bush Administration economic policy, the rich have gotten richer; the poor have gotten poorer and the middle and working class have gotten squeezed. Anita de Palma says, “This cannot stand!”

There is A BRIGHTER WAY!

A Plan to Strengthen the Economy

Essential Components

• Reindustrialize America.
• Provide REAL Middle Class Tax Relief.
• Protect Homeownership.
• Create Quality Health Care for All.
• Develop a Realistic Energy Program.
• Pay Down the National Debt and End Budget Deficits.
• End the War in Iraq.

 

The Critical Challenges We Now Face

Real Wages Fall while Costs Continue to Rise: According to The Economic Policy Institute, the real wages of America’s workers fell last year by 1%-2%. At the same time, costs continued to rise. Health care costs have nearly doubled. Food costs increased a whopping 4.9%. College costs have jumped by almost 40%. Exacerbated by a freefalling dollar, U.S. retail gas prices have surged to record levels. Housing costs have increased by 3.5% over last year, while home values have steadily decreased. Today’s average American income is actually $1,000 lower than it was in 2000. And, personal saving’s rates are the lowest since the Great Depression.