Unemployment facts, Bush tax cuts, Democrat Congress is problem, Socialist President and Congress bigger problem The Bush Tax Cuts were enacted in 2003 with a Republican president and Congress. The Democrats took control of Congress in 2006. Many lies about the economy and unemployment rate have been told, including consistently by Obama. These numbers do not lie. Historical unemployment rates Dec-2002 6.0%  Jan-2003 5.8%   Feb-2003 5.9%   Mar-2003 5.9%   Apr-2003 6.0%   May-2003 6.1%   Jun-2003 6.3%   Jul-2003 6.2%   Aug-2003 6.1%   Sep-2003 6.1%   Oct-2003 6.0%   Nov-2003 5.8%   Dec-2003 5.7%   Jan-2004 5.7%   Feb-2004 5.6%  Read More