The right tries to deny Clinton's accomplishments...

[wyldwolf]

By saying he wasn't responsible for it. It was all Reagan's doing. It was all an illusion and Clinton actually caused the Bush recession of 2001.

But it wasn't an illusion to these people...

In 1992, unemployment reached 7.5%, the highest level in eight years. Unemployment and poverty rates for African Americans and Hispanics were alarming: unemployment reached 14.2% for African Americans and 11.8% for Hispanics, and poverty rates for both groups were nearly 30%.

But during Clinton's term:

Higher Incomes at All Levels: After years of stagnant income growth among average and lower-income families, all income brackets have experienced double-digit income growth since 1993. The bottom 20% saw the largest income growth at 16.3%.

Lowest Poverty Rate in 20 Years: Since Congress passed President Clinton's Economic Plan in 1993, the poverty rate declined from 15.1% to 11.8% last year, the largest six-year drop in poverty in nearly 30 years. There are now 7 million fewer people in poverty than there were in 1993. The child poverty rate has declined more than 25%, the poverty rate for single mothers is the lowest ever, the African American and elderly poverty rates dropped to their lowest level on record, and the Hispanic poverty rate dropped to its lowest level since 1979.

Lowest Poverty Rate for Single Mothers on Record: Under President Clinton, the poverty rate for families with single mothers has fallen from 46.1% in 1993 to 35.7% in 1999, the lowest level on record. Between 1980 and 1992, an additional 2.1 million households headed by single women were pushed into poverty.