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MissMarple Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-18-06 03:59 PM
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Republican run government is ruining our economy.....some stats...
Edited on Wed Jan-18-06 04:08 PM by MissMarple
I found this interesting site through Colorado Pols.

http://www.macwebguru.com/blog/mdw/B888150524/C1500196025/E20060112145745/index.html

• The non-partisan Governing Magazine graded Colorado with an overall C+ for 2005, largely based on the executive branches' performance.
• In 2000, Colorado ranked 1st out of the 50 states in economic momentum, in 2003, Colorado dropped to 40th, the greatest decline of any single state, the latest study shows slight increase but still well below the national average
• Colorado ranks 49th in personal income growth.
• Colorado is 46th worst for federal grant money received per capita in 2004, the highest percent decrease of any state.
• Over 43,000 filed bankruptcy in Colorado in 2005, shattering the 2004 record.
• Colorado has the highest foreclosure rate in the country with one foreclosure for every 681 households.
• The number of children in poverty has risen from 10% in 2000 to 15% in 2004, the latest report on this issue.
• Colorado ranks 48th in dropout rates nationwide (two from the bottom) and rose from 3.0% in 1999 to 3.8% in 2004.

Is this guy a DUer? Anybody know....?

Blog: http://www.macwebguru.com/blog/mdw/B888150524/

Home page: http://www.macwebguru.com/

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