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Eating Dangerously

The Failure of the American Food Import Safety System

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Tomatoes are just the beginning. As the U.S. imports more of its food from overseas, it is reducing its ability to ensure the safety and quality of these foreign foods. Conflicting government agency oversight, inefficient food inspections, and lax food safety standards in exporting countries has compromised the safety of American food imports. more »

The Stress Test

A State-by-State Assessment of America's Economic Health and a Prescription for Change

The Stress TestEconomists and politicians debate whether or not we’re technically in a recession, but most Americans feel we’ve been in a recession for years.

The Campaign for America’s Future has designed "The Stress Test" to show how the economy affects working families. By assessing the condition of the job market, housing, health care, and household costs on a state-by-state basis over time, "The Stress Test" illustrates the troubles families face. Use this report to talk about the real impact of conservative policies and need for a new, progressive economic strategy.

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Fast Facts

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Bush Tax Cuts Leave a Deficit

The Bush tax cuts that promised to pay for themselves, in fact will cost American taxpayers $300 billion last year. The tax cuts are primarily responsible for the deficit.

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James Horney, "Smaller Deficit Estimate No Surprise: New OMB Estimates Do Not Support Claims About Tax Cuts," Center for Budget and Policy Priorities. 13 July 2007. http://www.cbpp.org/7-11-07bud.htm
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Bush Takes Budget Surplus to a Deficit

When Bush entered office he took command of a $236 billion surplus, now he will leave the American public with a 2008 deficit of more than $400 billion.

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg, "Bush Presents Budget that Would Increase Deficit," New York Times. 5 February 2008. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/05/washington/05budget.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Fact Sheets and Briefs

Banksters Run Amok: The Facts

The Unprecedented Crises Our Nation Now Faces

The huge sums of federal money taxpayers are being asked to spent to cover bad bets could have been used to make America better:
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The Dubious Priorities of the President's Fiscal 2009 Budget

President Bush’s fiscal 2009 budget would provide more tax cuts heavily skewed to the most well-off while cutting vital services for low- and moderate-income Americans, generating large deficits, and increasing the strain on states already confronting budget problems as a result of the economic downturn. The budget reflects misguided priorities that would leave the American people more vulnerable in a number of ways. more »

Public Pulse

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First Draft of History: 98% of historians call Bush a "Failure"

U.S. News and World Report reports President Bush "often argues that history will vindicate him. more »

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Kenneth T. Walsh, "The First Draft of History Looks a Bit Rough on Bush." U.S. News and World Reports, April 11, 2008.
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State of the Union Rated Poorly by 4 out of 5 Americans

As President George W. Bush is fine tuning his last State of the Union address, American adults do not think much of the current state of the country. Four out of five Americans (81%) think that the current state of the country is fair or poor while just 19 percent think it is excellent or good (2% and 17% respectively).

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http://www.harrisinteractive.com/harris_poll/index.asp?PID=862