Is the United States of America better off than it was four years ago?

[JD Barleycorn]

WTF gets lost in the minutia again. He asks if you are better off then you were four years ago...of course democratic operatives like him have jobs now. The question must be about the country.

Unemployment is higher than four years ago.
Unemployment among recent college grads is higher, unemployment among black people is higher, unemployment among hispanics is higher, unemployment among women is higher, the only people finding work are union members outside of Ohio and Wisconsin.

For the first time in history the US has been downgraded by Moody.
I took almost 200 years to create a trillion dollar debt but Obama is giving us a trillion deficit in about every 250 days! We are not a stellar risk anymore. Our credit score is down.

The United States is neither respected or loved in the world which was promised by Master O.
Countries throughout the Middle East are falling to radical Islam, Iran is closer to the bomb, North Korea may have a more competent leader, and Russia is flexing its muscles again. Don't even think about what China is up to.

So many other things that I will let you add.

[CJ7]

nobodys better off 4 years later ..

we're all 4 years closer to death, and for all anyone knows that may be tomorrow ..

[Guest123018-4]

No it is not and neither are most people.

[joe bloe]

Originally Posted by CJ7

nobodys better off 4 years later ..

we're all 4 years closer to death, and for all anyone knows that may be tomorrow ..

That's an incredibly stupid comment, even for you. Some countries improve over time and some get worse. It depends on all sorts of factors. America is definitely worse off than four years ago. We've taken on an additional five trillion in debt; we are getting dangerously close to insolvency.

Obama has to go.

[gnadfly]

JD, you didn't mention the number of people who lost their homes. If I recall, didn't Obama set out several programs to "save" their homes? I haven't heard of a single home "saved" by any of these programs. If the "Robosigning" happened during a Republican Admin the media would be up in arms. In fact, I've heard that many banks are dragging their feet in repo-ing homes and cars because there is such a glut they don't want to take the book loss.

[i'va biggen]

The fuckers sold homes like used cars,faked credit reports,sold homes to people who could barely afford rent,let them eat them now...

[Guest123018-4]

And why praytell did they do that Mike?

[i'va biggen]

greed

[WTF]

Originally Posted by JD Barleycorn

WTF gets lost in the minutia again. He asks if you are better off then you were four years ago...of course democratic operatives like him have jobs now. The question must be about the country.

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Wrong again Grasshopper...

In economics, invisible hand or invisible hand of the market is the term economists use to describe the self-regulating nature of the marketplace.[1] This is a metaphor first coined by the economist Adam Smith. The exact phrase is used just three times in his writings, but has come to capture his important claim that by trying to maximize their own gains in a free market, individual ambition benefits society, even if the ambitious have no benevolent intentions

Originally Posted by JD Barleycorn

Unemployment is higher than four years ago.
Unemployment among recent college grads is higher, unemployment among black people is higher, unemployment among hispanics is higher, unemployment among women is higher, the only people finding work are union members outside of Ohio and Wisconsin.

For the first time in history the US has been downgraded by Moody.
I took almost 200 years to create a trillion dollar debt but Obama is giving us a trillion deficit in about every 250 days! We are not a stellar risk anymore. Our credit score is down.

The United States is neither respected or loved in the world which was promised by Master O.
Countries throughout the Middle East are falling to radical Islam, Iran is closer to the bomb, North Korea may have a more competent leader, and Russia is flexing its muscles again. Don't even think about what China is up to.

So many other things that I will let you add.

That is wtf globalization will do to a country at the top.

It will create a huge income disparity gap. Labor costs are driven down to the point where you have exactly as you describe.

The United States kicked ass in a limited market. One where it had bombed the shit out of its competition. (WWII) We are now in a true global market and this is wtf you better get used to. Neither Mitt nor Obama can do a God Damn thing about that genie out of the bottle.

What kind of class do you teach? Moronic Bitching 101

[WTF]

Originally Posted by ekim008

greed

greed is good, unchecked greed will lead to crony capitalism, which is really bad.