"Are You Better off Now Than You Were Four Years Ago?"

[MineralMan]

Ronald Reagan asked that question. That's always the question, isn't it? That has always been the question.

I'm not. You're not. Most people are not. Only the very wealthy are better off today than four years ago.

For almost 220,000 people, the question cannot be answered. They are dead because of Trump's failed response to COVID-19.

[Wicked Blue]

1. K&R

[magicarpet]

2. I am so lonely and isolated from this endless Covid-19 crap,...

... I no longer give a sweet shit.

And howz your day been ?

[Maraya1969]

4. I found some good zoom meetings. Like OA and other anonymous groups have Zoom meetings all

the time. I joined one that meets every night at 8pm and it has made all the difference.

I think you need to search around to find one that you would like.

DU should have a zoom meeting!

[ananda]

5. I hear that!

I want to play bridge with my friends again,
be able to go shopping and go to the movies
and concerts and all that.

Still, I can't really say I'm worse off; but I
can see worse off coming if things don't
change drastically in this country, soon.

[magicarpet]

6. Please allow that I be permitted to move this comment over here....

magicarpet

7. I think the Nazi Republican Party of AmeriKKKa has reached its apex,...
... having gone full Fascist is a clear indicator.

I think visionaries remain in America... 98.7 % reside in the progressive wing of the liberal party. They will be the ones to lead us from this contrived political, economic,and societal morass.

Much work to be done,.. so that this grand experiment of DEMOCRACY was not done all for not and totally in vein.

Truth,.. goodness,.. compassion,.. empathy,.. caring,.. hope,.. making of a better tomorrow must prevail or we as a people and commonwealth have failed the species of humankind. That is a war and a battle we can not ever surrender to.

Brush yourself off.. march to the polls,.. strive with all your effort and might to make the world a better place. Yesterday was your starting point.

Be Well,.. Be Brave,..Be Healthy. Never, ever allow yourself to be complacent and content.

[plcdude]

3. Exactly

How can anyone ignore there own circumstances? I always appreciate your contributions. Thank you.

[Poiuyt]

7. I'm better off than I was four years ago

I got married in Nov 2016, and I'm happier every day!!

[MineralMan]

8. Well, that's wonderful!

Truly.

[BumRushDaShow]

9. There is that consistent "35%" group

that DOES "feel better off" because they are seeing someone who they always aspired to be - a sputtering, spewing, "telling it like it is" 24/7 bully, who is now in the ultimate position of power.

For them, "appearances matter" and "policies" not so much.

[moondust]

10. The kleptocrats and oligarchs

are so pleased with themselves for engineering the final takeover of the United States. They learned a lot from Czar Putin and it has worked out nicely. They're buying new backup yachts and vacation homes faster than they can be built. What a wonderful country!