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What challenges did George W Bush face?

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Long-term problems include inadequate investment in economic infrastructure, rapidly rising medical and pension costs of an aging population, sizable trade and budget deficits. Under the Bush administration, productivity has grown by an average of 3.76% per year, the highest such average in ten years.


Also know, what economic problems did George HW Bush face?

Bush administration was characterized by significant income tax cuts in 2001 and 2003, the implementation of Medicare Part D in 2003, increased military spending for two wars, a housing bubble that contributed to the subprime mortgage crisis of 2007–2008, and the Great Recession that followed.

Also Know, what domestic challenges did George HW Bush face during his presidency? In domestic affairs, Bush faced a large federal budget deficit that had grown to threefold since 1980. Despite having pledged not raise taxes, Bush agreed to a budget with the Democratic-controlled Congress that raised taxes and cut spending.

Then, what did George W Bush do for the country?

American

What laws did George W Bush pass?

He vetoed Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act and 2 other legislations. During his presidency America withdrew from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and the Kyoto Protocol.

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What were some of George HW Bush achievements?

Presidential Medal of Freedom
Air Medal

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How much is George W Bush worth?

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Name Net worth (in mil. of 2016 US$) Lifespan
Franklin D. Roosevelt 66 1882–1945
John Tyler 57 1790–1862
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George W. Bush 39 born 1946

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How did George W Bush make his money?

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Where is George Bush Jr from?

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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What president did not get re elected?

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Term in office President Lost election
1885-1889 Grover Cleveland 1888 United States presidential election
1889-1893 Benjamin Harrison 1892 United States presidential election
1909-1913 William Howard Taft 1912 United States presidential election
1929-1933 Herbert Hoover 1932 United States presidential election

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Where did George Bush Jr go to college?

Harvard Business School
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Davenport College
1964–1968
Kinkaid School
Yale University
Phillips Academy — Andover

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What did George W Bush believe in?

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Who ran against George Bush in 2004?

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Where does George W Bush live now?

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How tall is George W Bush?

1.82 m