Economically we have lower housing values and higher unemployment but we have higher equities. I vote that the USA is worse off economically.
Exactly when did Romney say he was going to increase taxes on the middle class?
gas has doubled, food is way up, unemployment way up, home equities wiped out, real personal income maybe half of four years ago....yep we are better off than we were 4 years ago...
Our family is certainly worse off than we were. One person was laid off and is now making 2/3 what he was, another family member is underemployed, and a third is unemployed. And in spite of making less, we are all facing higher taxes next year. If this is better, I would hate to see worse.