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Thursday, September 25, 2008

Are You Better Off in 2008 Than You Were in 2000?

Are You Better Off in 2008 Than You Were in 2000?
CEPR
During the final presidential debate of the 1980 election, Ronald Reagan, running against Jimmy Carter, turned to the camera and asked “Are you better off than you were four years ago?” The debate took place against a backdrop of spiraling inflation and rising unemployment.
23 out of 25 selected economic indicators worse now than 8 years ago.

 



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