Are You Better Off Now?

In the 1980 Presidential debates, Ronald Reagan asked the memorable question, “Are you better off than you were four years ago?”  Over twenty years later, this question is being asked again.

Buzzflash asks, “How does the economic record of Bush, Jr. (and Sr.) stand up against Clinton’s on Unemployment, Job Creation, the Stock Market, and the Budget Surplus/Deficit?”  And answers, “No one statistic paints a true picture, but taken together, life under a Bush is dark and not very prosperous.”

Take a look at their graphs.