The U.S. economy has been very healthy

In fact, GDP growth has ranked near the top of all developed nations for the past six years, despite the fact that the U.S. is building on a stronger base.
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China is not an economic threat to America

In fact, the U.S. economy has added more GDP during the Bush administration--just the increase--than the entire size of China's economy. And the average Chinese worker makes less than 5% of the average American.
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  on July 29, 2008 4:32 AM | | Comments (0)

"Tax cuts for the rich" and war spending have not caused disastrous budget deficits

In fact, the recent federal deficit has been lower as a percent of GDP than the average of the 1990's, 1980's, and 1970's.
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  on July 29, 2008 3:57 AM | | Comments (0)

Defense spending is down, as a percent of GDP

Defense spending averaged 3.8% of GDP from 2002 to 2007, which is below the averages of the 1940's, 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, and 1990's.
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  on July 29, 2008 3:55 AM | | Comments (0)

Top earners are carrying more of the tax load than ever

The fact is, just 1% of taxpayers pay 40% of federal income taxes in this country.
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  on July 29, 2008 3:48 AM |

The middle class has benefited from the growing economy

In fact, real after tax per capita income increased by 12.1% during the past seven years. More importantly, low earners are consistently able to move up the income ladder.
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  on July 29, 2008 3:47 AM | | Comments (1)

Income disparity has not skyrocketed in recent years

In fact, the increase was negligible during the latest five years for which information is available.
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  on July 29, 2008 3:47 AM | | Comments (0)

The federal debt is not cause for alarm

In fact, it is lower as a percent of GDP than it was fifteen years ago, and is well below that of other developed nations.
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  on July 29, 2008 3:46 AM | | Comments (0)

The U.S. has been increasing in global economic importance

In fact, after declining from about 75% of the world's total GDP in the mid-1940s to 21.7% in 1995, it increased to 27.5% in 2006.
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  on July 29, 2008 3:46 AM | | Comments (0)

American manufacturing is healthy

In fact, America's industrial and manufacturing output is double that of #2 Japan's.
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  on July 29, 2008 3:45 AM | | Comments (0)

NAFTA has been good for America

In fact, trade with the NAFTA partners has tripled while trade with other partners only doubled; and the balance of trade with NAFTA partners has trended significantly better than with the rest of the world.
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  on July 29, 2008 3:45 AM | | Comments (0)

Offshore outsourcing is good for America

When jobs "go away," they are replaced by better jobs. This is not a theory--it has been proven repeatedly throughout America's history, and has been recently confirmed by simultaneous low unemployment and increasing per capita income.
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  on July 29, 2008 3:44 AM | | Comments (0)

The dollar is not extremely weak, and currency weakness is not necessarily bad

In fact, the dollar's recent decline has helped continue the economy's growth. And even with its decline, the dollar is still strong against the currencies of our largest trading partners.
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  on July 29, 2008 3:43 AM | | Comments (0)

We are not in Iraq because "Bush lied."

      The angrier you are about the war in Iraq, the more this chapter is for you. Though we harbor no illusions that the facts presented here will change opinions about the war's...
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  on July 29, 2008 3:43 AM | | Comments (0)

Iraq is not destined to fail

Because of the hard work and sacrifices of our forces, Iraq is, in fact, becoming a success story. More than 28 million Iraqis have been freed from a regime that enslaved, humiliated, and killed hundreds of thousands of its own citizens. The Iraqis and many of their Muslim leaders wanted democracy and believe strongly that Islam and Democracy can be compatible.
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  on July 29, 2008 3:42 AM | | Comments (0)

The effort in Afghanistan has been an inspiring success

In fact, life in Afghanistan has been immeasurably improved by the efforts of a broad, U.S.-led, global coalition.
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  on July 29, 2008 3:41 AM | | Comments (0)

Gas prices are not up because of Iraq or a conspiracy

Conventional Wisdom Rising oil prices must be related to the war in Iraq. The only reason the U.S. is interested in the Middle East is because of the oil. FactsGlobal demand for...
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  on July 29, 2008 3:41 AM | | Comments (0)

The U.N. Oil for food scandal was proven and huge

In fact, given the close ties of the guilty parties with high level French officials, it is reasonable to conclude that this scandal undermined U.N. and international support of the difficult endeavor in Iraq.
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  on July 29, 2008 3:40 AM | | Comments (0)

Bush's foreign policy was neither "go it alone," nor a failure.

In fact, the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq consisted of almost double the number of countries in the First Gulf War, and the coalition in Afghanistan includes an astonishing 82 countries. Of the five nuclear threats that existed during the Bush administration, three have been eliminated and another is on the verge of being eliminated--through multilateral efforts and strong U.S. leadership.
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  on July 29, 2008 3:39 AM | | Comments (0)

Katrina did not expose federal incompetence and apathy.

In fact, the deployment of emergency provisions and personnel--before, during, and after the disaster--was the most extensive in the history of the United States.
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  on July 26, 2008 12:22 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

America's carbon emissions trend has been better than Europe's.

In fact, during the latest five years for which information is available, U.S. emissions increased by 1.5 percent, compared with 3.3 percent in Europe--America's most vocal critic--despite faster economic growth in the U.S., and despite elaborate carbon cap and trade systems in Europe.
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  on July 26, 2008 12:09 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

The American health care system is the envy of the world.

In fact, the U.S. government pays for almost half of America's health care bill, which is double the amount per person of the average developed country. Federal law ensures that no one can be refused treatment at an emergency room, even those without health insurance. In fact, due to poor health service in countries with "universal health care," many people come to the U.S. for treatment they cannot get at home.
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  on July 26, 2008 12:06 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

How public opinion polls can mislead

In the introduction we stressed the increased importance of critical thinking and doing your homework in the new chaotic world of information overload and bias.  We suggested asking the question: "compared...
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  on May 11, 2008 1:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Wake up America

      You are both the most imitated and hated culture in the world. You have both the most trusted and the most feared military power. You are the world's largest maker of things,...
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  on May 11, 2008 12:56 AM | | Comments (0)
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Contrary to what you've heard...

  1. The U.S. economy has been very healthy
  2. China is not an economic threat to America
  3. "Tax cuts for the rich" and war spending have not caused disastrous budget deficits
  4. Defense spending is down, as a percent of GDP
  5. Top earners are carrying more of the tax load than ever
  6. The middle class has benefited from the growing economy
  7. Income disparity has not skyrocketed in recent years
  8. The federal debt is not cause for alarm
  9. The U.S. has been increasing in global economic importance
  10. American manufacturing is healthy
  11. NAFTA has been good for America
  12. Offshore outsourcing is good for America
  13. The dollar is not extremely weak, and currency weakness is not necessarily bad
  14. We are not in Iraq because "Bush lied."
  15. Iraq is not destined to fail
  16. The effort in Afghanistan has been an inspiring success
  17. Gas prices are not up because of Iraq or a conspiracy
  18. The U.N. Oil for food scandal was proven and huge
  19. Bush's foreign policy was neither "go it alone," nor a failure.
  20. Katrina did not expose federal incompetence and apathy.
  21. America's carbon emissions trend has been better than Europe's.
  22. The American health care system is the envy of the world.
  23. How public opinion polls can mislead
  24. Wake up America

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— Michael Fossel,  Michael Fossel, M.D., Ph.D.; Author of Reversing Human Aging

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