Progressive Leader Robert Borosage Available for Comment and Interview
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Campaign for America's Future Co-
director Robert Borosage today said that President Bush's policies created
lost opportunities for working people, while keeping the highest number of
people on record in extreme poverty.
"The Republican convention sings the song of opportunity, but the
administration's policies are shutting doors on working people across the
country," said Borosage. "Wages aren't keeping up with prices. Millions more
have lost health insurance. The jobs that are being created offer less pay
and fewer benefits than those that are being lost. Older Americans are having
to extend their work life. And Bush's policies make things worse, not
better."
The number of people in extreme poverty (those with incomes less than half
the poverty line) grew in 2003 by 1.2 million people, the highest level of
people living in extreme poverty on record, according to recent data from the
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. The research shows that the share of
national income going to the bottom fifth of households was the lowest on
record.
"It is harder to pull yourself up by the bootstraps when the White House
is standing on your neck," continued Borosage. "The president opposes raising
the minimum wage and extending it to more workers. His massive tax breaks for
millionaires left out low-wage workers, and contributed to the state budget
crisis that forced cuts in health and support services for the poor."
SOURCE Campaign for America's Future
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