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27. Why forget history?

Reply to cherokeeprogressive (Reply #26)

Fri Apr 27, 2012, 10:57 PM

Apr 2012

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are you better off than you were four years ago? [View all] scheming daemons Apr 2012 OP

Actually, no. But that wont keep me from voting D. nt rrneck Apr 2012 #1

My son found work (not spectacular, but ok).. and he is still on my healthplan. annabanana Apr 2012 #2

Ask me when I am four years old. n/t 2on2u Apr 2012 #3

About the same, but my kids are doing much better at last. femmocrat Apr 2012 #4

No doubt about it madokie Apr 2012 #5

And gas was $3.99/gallon. Robb Apr 2012 #6

Skittles was still complaining about health care and buses. rug Apr 2012 #11

Spam deleted by ScreamingMeemie (MIR Team) GFRDH-04 Apr 2012 #30

I was ready to hide my money in the mattress. Graybeard Apr 2012 #7

Personally no nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #8

no, organized crime still runs this country....n/t unkachuck Apr 2012 #9

+1 SammyWinstonJack Apr 2012 #58

ROTFL! n/t Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #10

personally no...but I am a zillion times happier unemployed with Obama than employed with idiot son! NRaleighLiberal Apr 2012 #12

Oh, crap yes Warpy Apr 2012 #13

Yes I am. ejpoeta Apr 2012 #14

No. Texasgal Apr 2012 #15

Yes. Dawson Leery Apr 2012 #16

Imagine if Dumb and Dumber had gotten themselves elected. Swede Apr 2012 #17

That's old, and over played. cherokeeprogressive Apr 2012 #26

Why forget history? Swede Apr 2012 #27

Yes, no question bhikkhu Apr 2012 #18

Why yes!! abolugi Apr 2012 #19

No. Zorra Apr 2012 #20

yes, we are. spanone Apr 2012 #21

You have a mouse in your pocket? MrSlayer Apr 2012 #22

+1000. n/t gkhouston Apr 2012 #34

You ask two questions here: "are you" and "are we." Brickbat Apr 2012 #23

Employed full-time and sad to say but no. cherokeeprogressive Apr 2012 #24

not me. KG Apr 2012 #25

Much better off alcibiades_mystery Apr 2012 #28

Technically no, as gross sales at my very small 35 yr old business nevergiveup Apr 2012 #29

No. I lost my job. No income. Cashed out retirement account to pay for surgery and health insurance. limpyhobbler Apr 2012 #31

Yes... Kalidurga Apr 2012 #32

Objectively speaking - yes. geckosfeet Apr 2012 #33

No DJ13 Apr 2012 #35

I am. I retired in 2010 ... oldhippie Apr 2012 #36

Yes - when I turn on the tv and the President is talking I get this: jillan Apr 2012 #37

No! Lionessa Apr 2012 #38

Absolutely NOT Serve The Servants Apr 2012 #39

I know this much...better off than if McCain/Palin had won. nuff sed. pepperbear Apr 2012 #40

same job same pay SwampG8r Apr 2012 #41

About the same, unless Repukes kill Medicare and cut Social Security eridani Apr 2012 #42

I am, about to buy some land and build a house. joshcryer Apr 2012 #43

Yes and no, the top .1% are doing exceptionally well, the rest of us are awaiting the trickle. Dragonfli Apr 2012 #44

um... fukishima disaster was three years away then. chknltl Apr 2012 #45

No. meaculpa2011 Apr 2012 #46

The 1% is doing fantastic, everyone else not so much Oromneya Apr 2012 #47

Somewhat quaker bill Apr 2012 #48

No. nadine_mn Apr 2012 #49

My savings have grown B Calm Apr 2012 #50

Relatively yes BUT there are all those other things we generally don't talk jp11 Apr 2012 #51

No. Education has become a whipping boy theaocp Apr 2012 #52

Yes, as a whole, we are much better off. DCBob Apr 2012 #53

Not only no but HELL NO! hobbit709 Apr 2012 #54

No- I am much worse off then I was 4 years ago Marrah_G Apr 2012 #55

No. My Tea Party governor is pushing me out of my job Courtesy Flush Apr 2012 #56

No better, but mercifully, no worse n/t etherealtruth Apr 2012 #57

NO, but I blame George Bush, the Republicans, and some weak ass Democrats. Dawgs Apr 2012 #59

Simply this response A wise Man Apr 2012 #60

but stopping a boulder calls for extraordinary measures newspeak Apr 2012 #75

I have grandchildren so not having a rapture ready Republican in the WH is a vast improvement NNN0LHI Apr 2012 #61

Yes WilliamPitt Apr 2012 #62

No, the same economically, and worse as far as my civil rights go eom TransitJohn Apr 2012 #63

Absolutely not. Safetykitten Apr 2012 #64

Not economically, but in ever other way, yes treestar Apr 2012 #65

I have a better job than I did four years ago, but one line in the OP gave me a major guffaw slackmaster Apr 2012 #66

No. n/t kelly1mm Apr 2012 #67

No, definitely not ctaylors6 Apr 2012 #68

Much better I have moparlunatic Apr 2012 #69

Yes - and I realize how fortunate I am. nt hack89 Apr 2012 #70

3 years ago - yes upi402 Apr 2012 #71

It's getting better for us RockaFowler Apr 2012 #72

As a State of Wisconsin employee, that would be a very big "NO"... lutefisk Apr 2012 #73

I personally am not JonLP24 Apr 2012 #74

I'm not varelse Apr 2012 #76

The last sentence here unwittingly reveals the problem dmallind Apr 2012 #78

Most of the people I know personally are also worse off than 4 years ago varelse Apr 2012 #79

Hell, no. RebelOne Apr 2012 #77

Kagan and Soltamayer werent on the supreme court yet. Liberal_in_LA Apr 2012 #80

No. Laid off from job I had for 20+ years. Spouse laid off. Son laid off. lynne Apr 2012 #81

Nnnnnope. cherokeeprogressive Apr 2012 #82

No guitar man Apr 2012 #83

No. nt jannyk Apr 2012 #84

Hells yeah. tabasco Apr 2012 #85

An emphatic No, and its weird how you ask the question quinnox Apr 2012 #86

+1 ctaylors6 Apr 2012 #89

+1 Art_from_Ark Apr 2012 #91

Four years? No. Three and a half years ago? Yes. FarCenter Apr 2012 #87

No, but that's Scott Walker's fault. Viking12 Apr 2012 #88

This thread is teaching me something about DU. Festivito Apr 2012 #90