The Bush Years and Growing Poverty some statistics
based on government studies etc., just the facts.(See
website for sources and more details.)
http://www.usfacetoface.org/files/shortqna.html

The tax benefit to the top 1 percent - the very richest of Americans - alone equals what experts believe it would cost for two years to provide every American with health care coverage.

Since the recession began 39 months ago, 1.2 million jobs have
disappeared, the greatest sustained job loss since the Great Depression.

The bankruptcy rate since 2000 has been 23%. From 2000-2002 the US had the highest rate of bankruptcies in its history.

A worker must now earn $15.21 an hour to afford the average rent and utilities for a 2-bedroom apartment in the United
States. Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition

The average rate of increase in requests for emergency shelter in 2002 was19%, which is the largest annual increase
since 1990.

Unemployment under Bush now averages 6.1% (an increase of 1.4% since 2001.)Looking at the period from 1947-2001 the Republican administrations have produced the highest unemployment rate. 5 GOP presidents produced an average unemployment rate of
6.3% whereas 5 Democratic presidents produced an average
unemployment rate of 4.8%.

The year 2001 saw the first increase in the poverty rate since 1993. In 2002 34.6 million (which is 12.1% of the population) in the US were living below the official poverty line (defined as $18,244 for a family of 4 with 2 children.) This is an increase of 3.5 million from the year 2000 figure of 31.1 million (11.3% of the population).