During the Bush years has your income grown, remained steady or fallen?

Answer 1

Although my income has grown, this is not a determiner.

Anyone within a career receives pay increases. The more applicaple question is:

"How much is your money worth NOW vs THEN?"

It takes twice as much to fill up my gas tank. Thus, the Bush deficit devalued dollar factor.

Answer 2

My income is largely irrelevant, because I give most of it away to the less deserving. But it has risen.
My capital gains have gone up like a rocket. I don't think that Mr Bush is responsible; just the hard work and good sense of the American people in whom I invest.

Answer 3

< before Bush

EDIT:

Actually < than before Bush 43.

My best years were during Bush 41 & Star Wars. I made a bundle building covering empty buildings with Doplar Proof EM Screens. The Russians actually believed there was a Star Wars program.

Answer 4

The purchasing power of my income has fallen because Bush is running the money printing presses like there is no tomorrow. Inflation is causing everything to cost more.

Answer 5

Income has risen but I've had less take home pay (I do not make enough to be the benefactor of Bush tax breaks for the rich). Not to mention that the basic cost of living has risen sharply.

Answer 6

Income down, investments up slightly, cost of living up, buying power WAY down due to high gas prices, high winter heating bills, high food prices, high materials cost (home remodel), so I feel much poorer than I was in the late 90's and pre 9/11.

Answer 7

Fallen slightly and the buying power has gone down the tubes.

Answer 8

Grown dramatically. But that had nothing to do with President Bush. And that is the way I would like it to stay.

Answer 9

Fallen, with the cost of living rising at 10% per year, I doubt many people can say they are better off.

Answer 10

Stayed the same, and my tax return checks have shrunk and the cost of living has increased dramatically.