High U.S. Earners Criticize Bush Economic Policies, Poll Finds

[ProSense]

High U.S. Earners Criticize Bush Economic Policies, Poll Finds

March 8 (Bloomberg) -- High-income Americans may have benefited most from President George W. Bush's economic policies over the past five years. That doesn't mean they like them.

A Bloomberg/Los Angeles Times poll finds the president fails to get majority support from individuals in households earning more than $100,000 for his handling of the U.S. economy. A plurality, 40 percent, even said the economy is worse off because of his policies.

``Even though they're more affluent, they still disapprove of the way he's handling his job,'' said Susan Pinkus, the Los Angeles Times polling director. ``A lot of things go into that, including negative feelings about how Bush is handling the deficit, Iraq and terrorism, as well as the economy.''

While high-income Americans have prospered from Bush's policies, reaping most of the benefits from the tax cuts he pushed through Congress during his first term, a majority of high-end earners told pollsters that former President Bill Clinton did a better job than Bush in managing the economy.

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Older Americans were also skeptical of Bush, just about as critical as lower-income households. Wealthy investors over the age of 50 gave Bush the same 62 percent disapproval rating on his overall job performance registered by lower-wage households.

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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=afsqvXiMuHL8

[Deja Q]

1. Well, THEY are HIS constituents. Maybe HE will listen this time.

We can only hope.

(OMG, I'm being optimistic!)

[spindrifter]

2. Isn't * the worst-performing

prezidnet of all times in terms of the economy? Unless you want to turn that more than 1/2-empty glass into an achievement: he's run up the biggest deficit faster than any other prezidnet or prezidnet croney.

[yorkiemommie1]

3. all the high income earners i know

detest * and his policies.

[ProSense]

4. Most Americans agree: Bush is destroying America

one failed policy at a time, and the Republicans helped him.

[AX10]

5. The affluent know that the economy is NOT strong.

They also understand that the economy cannot be sustained as it is.