I hate to slow down to get into great details the day before an election so I'll just say this...
The economy was clearly slowing down before Bush took over, the dot com bubble had burst and the market was in retreat. Then there was 911, and the wars.
But I have to say something is wrong in your calculations when you reference the present to the great depression and what happen after a natural disaster.
Most people have great creature comforts and eat very well in this country despite how much Bill Gates has. I don't need statistics to know that, I see the "poor" at Wal-mart buying video games all the time.
Goods and services are cheaper now as well. Does that not count?
Btw, that's some giant candy store, isn't it? "Brother, can you spare a dime."
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