Yes we are in more debt than 8 years ago.
Dollar is terrible.
Rise in gas prices is terrible.
Do more people own homes today than 8 years ago?
Has the value of their homes gone up today from 8 years ago?
Are over 2 million of them in serious danger of losing their homes?
Are many many more owing more than the home is worth?
Silly assertion BB, especially when you look at the facts.
Do people have more educational opportunities than 8 years ago?
Do they?
Because of the home value crisis and the increase cost of goods becuase of gas and including the cost of gas can people still afford education the same way when prices were cheaper?
Another silly assertion, BB.
Has income increased the past 8 years?
Has it increased enough to cover the squeeze $4.50 a gallon that's being put on the middle class?
another silly assertion, BB
And who's income are you talking about? Yours? Careful not to live in a bubble BB.
Do women and minorities have more opportunities today than 8 years ago? Heck, we have a Halfrican American who is on the verge of being elected president.
Are you confusing the fact an half black half white person just won the dem nomination with the increased or decreased or maintained opportunities of women and minorities?
another silly assertion, BB
Have our products and services improved the past 8 years?
Have they ? Health insurance stinks. I just went through hoop after hoop getting my daughter health care. Compared to 8 years ago it's night and day.
another silly assertion, BB
Has technology improved the past 8 years? (See Mars landing as one example.)
And the mars landing has something to do with the quality of our life now versus 8 years ago?
Sorry, i have too now:
Is our military better trained today than 8 years ago?
YES we agree! However it is at the cost of 4000 US lives, 20,000 wounded, 50,000 - 100,000 dead Iraqis and 4 trillion in debt.
But are better trained. Tell that to a war widow.
Is 95 percent of the workforce employed?
no.
94.5% are. but like you suggested, .5% of these people are insignificant.
Tell that to the families who will go without beucase of BUSH outsourcing and sh1tty economic policies.
and yes we advanced in medicine. If that could get inflation down then it an even better thing, but since it won't it a moot point becuase that kind of advancement is a given.