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George W. Bush subtantially increases troops in Iraq
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Fair Trade retail sales top 1 billion dollars and 2.5 billion dollars globally
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Barack Obama becomes president
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Congress passed a $787 billion fiscal stimulus package spread over 10 years. Of that total, $584 billion are spent in 2009 and 2010, with 19% of the funds allocated toward increases in government spending, 33.4% in transfers to the states, and 47.6% toward tax cuts
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Patient protection and Affordable Care Act is passed
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In 2011 the savings rate declined to 4.2% and further in 2012 to 3.9%. In the first quarter of 2013, the personal savings rate was at 2.6%
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Wealth inequity doubled since 2003
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Free trade agreement between the United States and the republic of Korea (also known as KORUS FTA)
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Largest trade deficit hit in 2014
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http://fairworldproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Fairworld_Project_Publication_3.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_history_(1990%E2%80%93present) http://www.cnbc.com/id/100700580 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_trade_agreement_between_the_United_States_of_America_and_the_Republic_of_Korea -
Federal minimum wage increased to $5.85
