The entire country’s hanging by a frayed thread after 7 years of this bozo, if that answers anything.
ANYONE who claims they are better off today than seven years ago is either insane or works for the government (the two are not mutually exclusive).
Bugger.
NO!
There was a State of the Union address?
He drones, on and on about how bad politics have become. That Lincoln or Roosevelt with their gifts might have been able to heal the divide that has only gotten worse.
I don’t think Lincoln would have created a riot Czar, AL Sharpton, and sent him in and out of the white house to start riots. Maybe respecting other Americans was above Mr. Obamas abilities as a human being, raised in the islamic world with an Islamic father and step father. Piss be upon him and his prophet who rots in hell.
Portfolio is up about 19% because of me, and despite Obama.
There was a SOTU last night, totally could care less but I usually know when such events take place.
Honestly I don’t care for that crap, especially from Obama because he talks down to people like an insecure professor who should be working at the fry cooker instead but is given authority over undergrads.
This question should be rephrased to:
After seven years in the White House, how does one measure Barack Obama’s TIME IN OFFICE as president?
He was a stuffed shirt Sophist in 2008 and he remains the same utterly useless zero that has called unrepairable damage to the United States from within and in foreign relations. He has cultivated chaos and sent US race relations back to 1964.
No.
and my answer is NO
Hell, all I heard from the speech was “DURKA, DURKA - JIHAD! DURKA, DURKA!!!”
State Of The Union: Are You Better Off Than You Were 7 Years Ago?
No, Divorced, Laid off due to contracts being cancelled twice, had to take low paying jobs to survive and work my way back up, in debt when I should be retired. I don’t lay all the blame on Obama, I blame the whole Democratic Party of Destruction.
This is a joke story, right?
HOW many people are not working? HOW many children live in poverty?
For chez Boots, we’re fortunate to have JOBS-until SHTF, I hope.
Lord no. My life has fallen to pieces. My wife was laid off from her medical position of 18 years. In her two years of unemployment she had an affair to fill her days. My law firm lost do many clients because of the economy that my office closed. With that chaos came divorce, loss of my home (sold) and a living standard far below what I had enjoyed the prior 25 years.
I know plenty of others in similar positions.
NO, we live on a fixed income and with the increase in food cost, higher property taxes, NO COLA raise for SS or Ret. Military this year. We are Both. Increased Co-pays for meds, increase in Medicare, leaves a whole lot less spending money. Have had to cut back on what I spend on food, and very little ‘free’ money for spending. No way to put money back either. Splurging is a BD or Anniversary dinner out. Buy gift cards at double the gas points from Kroger’s or wait until they put them on 4 x the points to buy, use Discover to pay, 1% back. Pay Discover in full each month..no fees. Hubby filled up the car for 68 cents a gallon, 22 gallons end of Dec. And will do the same in Jan. Up to 35 gallons a fill up.
I’m a bit better off for the short-term, but no thanks to dear leader. Long-term, I know I’m walking a razor’s edge.
Our investment portfolio is up 144% from 12/31/2008.
The S&P 500 is up 122% from when Obama took office.
We’re too heavily weighted in stock of my husband’s mega-corp employer. Its stock has gone up 195% since Obama took office.
We’re too heavily weighted in stock of my former big-co employer. Its stock has gone up 310% since Obama took office.
So yes, we’re much better than we were 7 years ago.
We’ve also moved some of our investments into bonds within the past year to lock in some of our gains. Retirement looms and we want to keep about 6 years of expenses in cash or bonds.
I’ve said it numerous times here: I believe in American business. I believe that companies will find ways to make profits and reward their shareholders (and, of course, their management!) no matter which party is in power. So we will invest in the stock market for the long haul.