Here's the real deal. The economy either looks like a disaster, or a miracle, depending one which facet of it you focus on.
For instance, stocks are still solid, and corporate profit margins are constantly setting new records.
Well, that's GREAT!!! AmiRight?
But wait, what about everyone else? Well, public sector employees are still tightening their belts, well past the point of no longer being able to draw breath, in many states, ESPECIALLY the "red" ones, while private sector employees have had the same wages, when adjusted for inflation, for the last, oh, I don't know....30 years? Which, is fine, I guess....no, wait, cost of living has tripled in that time, so...no, not so much.
On one hand, you have a party that thinks that the way out, the way forward, is to cut taxes on people who are assumed to be employers...that is to say, wealthier. Which is strange, because all that means is, they get a larger bonus check. No one in the history of ever has hired people simply because they have more money to do so...they hire people because they need extra workers.
On the other hand, you have the other party capitulating to the leader, trying to hold him up as a god like being, simply because, like the catholic church, one should never admit fault. So, naturally, for the "good of the party", they decry our economy as "all better!".
Truth is, the economy is GREAT for a small and shrinking group of people, but then, it was ALWAYS great for that group. Were millionaires being foreclosed on in 2009? By, the economy was bad, all it meant for this group was, 3 ferraris, instead of 5.
The economy is...not quite horrible, but certainly not very GOOD, for a very large group of people, who are decreasing in size EVERY SINGLE DAY. These people where hit, and hit hard, and continue to be hit hard.
And last, the economy is absolutely horrible for a small, but quickly growing group of people, who can't and won't find a job that pays more than 13$ an hour, for more than 24 hours per week. THIS group is our future, they represent the future our children WILL face, should we choose to ignore the problem, or refuse to admit that old ways of thinking are not going to provide any sort of viable solution.