Do you still believe the US economy is in good shape?
918500
It is so much easier for people to shout at each other than face reality. And as long as they themselves feel alright, they are not inclined to even want to do anything about it.\nI am from Ireland, a country that was crippled by its national debt for decades after a spending spree of one irresponsible gouvernment, and only the EU funds got us finally out of it.\nIt might still be great at the moment, but it will certainly catch up with the US in the long run.
577477
The economy is in great shape despite the media, and much of that is attributed to his defiance of congress and the democrats on tax cuts.  Seriously we have record low unemployment, stock market near all time highs, interest rates at all time lows and inflation is in check even with the highest gasoline prices ever....not too mention we have domestic GNP growth exceeding 4% which is a really robust economy.\n\nNow you can fall into the "he lied" garbage presented by the far left.  Its funny how they ignore the fact BJ Clinton, Hillary, and Kerry all said Saddam had WMD's but now supposedly Bush lied?  That is BS; and the truth is al queda is on the run and has very few places to hide where they can accomplish anything (like another 9/11).  I think those are the two most critical issues of our time:  The economy and keeping terrorist occupied and hopefully catching and or killing them.
109127
No, we are not doing fine. Maybe America is on it's way out. The average government lasts 200 years. Do the math. However, Bush is doing fine, as are the other rich people in the nation. The gap between upper class and low class is widening and middle class is disappearing. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer.
1109914
yah... its in way better condition than when the US started coming in... and although its not in the best condition now... its getting better... but what do you expect... the whole contry to be stable in a few months... keep in mind that the war in iraq was the fasted war *ever* fought in the history of the world... so why are you so impatient... if it takes more that 5 years to finnish up in iraq... than you can complain...
905527
If your assertion was true, wouldn't THEY be the ones with a thriving economy trying to curtail US from leeching off of it?\n\nHmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...........................
568733
Hate to be the one to break the bad news!\n But...the economy will never be any better..only worse.\n You can't "fix" the kind of problems our economy\nhas overnight.It took YEARS to get the way it is!
1122961
Actually some polls suggest that it's not dropping as quickly as you think if at all
645558
We are experiencing relatively high levels of inflation. That is why our dollars are losing value in comparison. But you should remember that this makes American goods more expensive, which will decrease net exports....this should make some conservatives happy (those who argue that we have a negative trade balance with countries like China). Anyway, this is not necessarily a bad situation, it just depends on how you view it on the political spectrum. Oh, P.S. I am a conservative also, I just read what I wrote and realized that it came across wrong. No offense
878277
We can sure hope so. It's starting off pretty good. Our Nation needs to support unity and good thinking. Time will tell.
649738
Mr. Rogers (jrogers) obviously doesn't understand economics. The US economy has very serious structural problems that the Fed nor the American people can fix easily. If they do without some kind of crash, it will be a long and financially painful process for all Americans. Some of the problems are - National debt, government debt, dependence on oil that has limited supply, negative savings rate in 2005 (first time since the Depression) = weak dollar, inflation...the list goes on. \n\nChina will have economic struggles when the US starts falling apart as the US is China's largest buyer. But in the long-term, China has a much stronger base and will still be able to maintain growth throughout US decline as their local consumer market matures. \n\nThis is something that could have been predicted 10-15 years ago. We are now in the middle of it. Wait 20-25 years and you will see the US struggling to hang onto the last vestiges of it's once great and formerly the world's largest economy. Large strong economy + military/political might = Superpower.
823581
Rich people are enjoying the relative good economy but the middle class is getting squeezed.  for conservatives the economy is nothing to crow about.  \n\nThe nation's gross domestic product, the value of all goods and services produced, expanded at a sluggish 1.6 percent annual rate in the third quarter, down from a moderate 2.6 percent pace in the second quarter,\n\nsoaring energy prices, rising interest rates and plunging home construction and sales.\n\nCongress has raised its own pay 10 times while the minimum wage stayed the same.\n\nAlthough the unemployment rate is very good, the nation needs 150,000 new jobs a month just to keep up with population growth.\n\nAnd please don't give Bush credit for the nice stock market.  The market is rising mainly because oil prices are dropping and the Fed has eased up.  \n\nBush failed to do his homework before the iraq war and it's costing us and more importantly innocent iraqis.  everyone tends to forget about them.  we've had poor leadership in the bush white house and i'm a disappointed american.
989280
Both parties will tell you that the economy is sound. Bush says inflation is under control. How can this be true? Everything that I buy is from and Atheist / Communist China. Low quality Junk. Yet it cost more than before. Gas prices are up . Groceries and efreight has gone through the roof. I don.t trust any politician or media anymore.
708687
Sure.  Their economic policies keep inflation, unemployment, deflation, recession and depression in check.
429954
Disapprove.\nThe economy is tanked--don't let the fed reports fool you. Try to get a decent job. The world is in chaos and we have created much of it. The war in Iraq is a total failure and Afghanistan is ridiculous. We have no idea where Bin Laden is. Gas prices are outrageous. The immigration problem is out of control. Iran has nuclear weapons and the Generals don't support Rumsfeld. Our educational system is in total disrepair--30% of our kids don't finish high school. Nearly 90% of those incarcerated are high school dropouts who have no education or training when they get released back into our society. Health care is out of sight and 37 million Americans don't have any coverage, but illegal immigrants still get help at the emergency room. One in five women are molested or abused in some way before they reach the age of 18. The internet has become a nightmare of predators and porn and there's no protection or regulation.  Our kids are fat and don't know how to work. Our senior citizens eat dog food and have no idea how to access the prescription benefit. The middle class is disappearing. Corporate heads are raping companies with windfall profits and outrageous salaries and bonuses while their businesses are making no money and hard workers are being laid off.
196692
I believe good. Depends on your views and plans.
774127
Economy is good when the people feel that it is improving just like increase in employment opportunities, decrease in prices of goods and government services are reaaly beneficial to the people.
822618
Maybe the best economy yet like the Clinton years!