Bush Legacy

  • The day Bush took office the Dow was at 10,587.59
  • Today it closed at 11,615.93 (net gain of 1,028.34)
  • The day Clinton took office the Dow was at 3,271.12
  • The day Clinton left office it was at 10,587.59 (net gain of 7,316.47)
  • The day Bush took office the price of gas was $1.46/gallon
  • Today it is $3.81/gallon (net gain of 2.35/gallon)
  • The day Clinton took office the price of gas was $1.06
  • The day Clinton left office the price of gas was $1.46/gallon (net gain of 0.40 cents)
  • The day Bush took office the unemployment rate was 4.1%
  • Today the unemployment rate is 5.7% (net gain of 1.6%)
  • The day Clinton took office the unemployment rate was 7.5%
  • The day Clinton left office the unemployment rate was 4.1% (net loss of 2.4%)

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