HELL IN A HANDBASKET: LIFE UNDER A DEMOCRAT CONGRESS Democrats running for office this year complain

Election Day 1994
(11/8/94)

Democrat Senate 2001
(5/24/01)

Election Day 2002
(11/5/02)

Election Day 2006
(11/7/06)

Latest Figure
(10/24/08)

Gallon of Gas

$1.12

$1.70

$1.42

$2.23

$2.91

Loaf of Bread

$0.77

$1.00

$1.05

$1.14

$1.38

Gallon of Milk

$2.88

$2.89

$2.72

$2.99

$3.77

Dozen Eggs

$0.86

$0.88

$1.08

$1.35

$1.98

Cong. Approval

23%

51%

47%

26%

18%

Dow Jones Average

3,830.74

11,122.42

8,678.27

12,156.77

8,691.25

Stock Market Wealth

$5.716 tril

$13.173 tril

$10.075 tril

$17.002 tril

$17.294 tril

Net Worth

$25.039 tril

$40.797 tril

$39.212 tril

$55.943

$55.993 tril

Real Per Capita GDP

$30,284

$34,805

$34,945

$37,880

$38,447

Inflation Rate

2.67%

3.62%

2.20%

1.97%

4.94%

Unemployment Rate

5.6%

4.3%

5.9%

4.5%

6.1%

Real GDP Growth

4.8%

1.2%

0.2%

1.5%

2.8%

Average Wage

$22,940

$28,940

$30,340

$33,980

$36,400

Dollar vs. Euro

n/a

1.17

1.00

0.79

0.78