I AM worse off than I was four years ago. I have

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96. Back in 1999, I used to hate it when pundits talked about how great the economy was

Oh, they said, America is prosperous. We are all rich.

And there I was working a temp job for my 2nd year, and unable to find a non-temp job.

Now, it seems the pundits want to go in the other direction. Oh, everybody is hurting "in this economy". Except that I am not. I still have my job. In fact, I got promoted last November. For people who still have their jobs - which is a lot of people, and people who are retired - another big group of people, this is not such a bad economy - well, except for the big jump in food prices and gas prices.

But your thread also said "AND I bought an American car".

Well, I am NOT doing so well that I feel I can afford a new car. My own American car is 19 years old, and approaching 100,000 miles.

Your daughter's healthcare was not the only thing you mentioned. An expensive luxury was included too.