FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 6, 2011
Chairman Kaine Do You Think “The Economy Is Improving?”
Henrico, VA – Just days after President Obama admitted that Americans weren’t “better off” than they were on the day he took office, his current Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, contradicted him, saying, “anyone can see the economy is improving.” (CNS News, 10/5/11)
This poses a dilemma for former Chairman Tim Kaine? Does he agree – like many Americans do – with President Obama when he says we aren’t better off than we were four years ago, or does he side with his successor at the DNC and believe the “economy is improving”? Let’s lay out some facts and help him decide.
Reasons to side with President Obama and admit that Americans aren’t “better off” …
- Since the $800 billion stimulus passed, Americans have lost 1.7 million jobs and have seen unemployment stay above 8% for 31 consecutive months. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 10/3/11)
- President Obama’s $1.5 trillion government takeover of health care was supposed to reduce costs, but according to a recent Kaiser Family Foundation survey, ObamaCare is actually contributing to higher health care costs for families and businesses. (Fox News, 9/28/11)
- America’s credit rating was downgraded for the first time in our nation’s history. (Washington Post, 8/6/11)
- Zero jobs were created in August and according to a new Gallup survey, the U.S. economy continues to shrink. (Gallup, 10/5/11)
Reasons to side with current DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz and continue telling Americans we’re on the right track …
- Chairman Kaine said that the first $800 billion failed stimulus would “jumpstart the economy” and spent the next two and a half years trying to convince Americans it was working. (DNC Chairman Tim Kaine, BarackObamaDotCom YouTube Channel, 2/6/2009)
- Chairman Kaine said that the $1.5 trillion government takeover of healthcare would be one of the “great achievements” of this President and a “monumental accomplishment.”
- “[I] think health reform is going to go down in history as one of the great achievements of this President.” (CNN’s “State Of The Union,” 1/2/11)
- “The passage of reform today is a monumental accomplishment. This historic legislation is further evidence of the change President Obama has been able to bring about.” (Andrew Malcolm, “What Each Said About The Healthcare Vote: Obama, John Boehner, Tim Kaine, Michael Steele,” Los Angeles Times’ Top Of The Ticket Blog, www.latimes.com, Posted 3/22/10)
- And now Chairman Kaine is supporting the same failed policies that didn’t work the first time – massive job-crushing tax hikes to pay for another nearly $450 billion stimulus package.
- NBC 12: “Kaine supports Obama’s jobs plan – including tax reform.” (NBC 12, 9/9/11)
- AP: “Obama has also recommended a series of tax hikes to pay for his $447 billion job-creation proposal He wants Congress to limit itemized deductions for charitable contributions and other deductions taken by families making over $250,000 a year …” (AP, 9/13/11)
“It’s clear to anyone outside of Washington that the Obama-Kaine agenda has failed and our economy is not improving, but Chairman Kaine and his Washington allies will say whatever it takes to escape responsibility and continue pushing the same failed policies,” said Bill Riggs, Allen campaign spokesman. “The fact is, Americans have seen 31 consecutive months of unemployment above 8%, 1.7 million jobs lost since the first failed stimulus, and Chairman Kaine is pushing for the same failed policies that we already know don’t work. Does Chairman Kaine really believe the economy is improving?”
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