President Bush Pushes Health Insurance Proposal to One of Most Affluent Communities in the Nation
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Lee's Summit, Missouri
President Bush Pushes Health Insurance Proposal to One of Most Affluent Communities in the Nation
In the same year the President will submit a budget making his tax cuts permanent - tax cuts that have gone overwhelmingly to the richest Americans - he is proposing to shift more of the cost of health care onto working Americans. Under President Bush's leadership, the nation's health insurance crisis has worsened: costs are up and the number of uninsured Americans has grown. This latest proposal is another step in the wrong direction.
President Bush wants to raise taxes on middle class families to fund a proposal that will provide virtually no assistance to the 47 million uninsured. Instead of taking his proposal to the working class families that need assistance to pay for health insurance, the President instead is going to peddle his healthcare plan for the rich in Lee's Summit, MO, one of the most affluent communities in the country.
Lee's Summit, MO
Population 86,357
- Over 76% of the Lee's Summit workforce is employed in management, professional, sales or office positions.
- The median family income is $79,841.
- The homeownership rate of Lee's Summit is 75.6%.
- The median home value is $170,800.
- Percent of the Lee's Summit population with a Bachelor's degree or higher is 43.1%, where the national average is at 27.2%.
- Over 95% of Lee Summit's adult population is a high school graduate or higher.
(Source: http://www.census.gov)
