"Are We Better Off Today Than 4 Years Ago?" YES! But who you gonna believe Lying Paul Ryan and Mitt Romney or your lying eyes? -graphs-

Once again I will state: this is the historical norm of the last 80 years, Democrats cleaning up after Republican messes. President Obama is doing FAR better than George W. Bush, just as every Democratic president for the last 80 years has done far better than his Republican predecessor.
(see sidebar page links on job creation, national debt, economic record and history of recession.)

source: http://www.americanprogressaction.org/issues/economy/news/2012/09/04/36357/are-we-better-off-now-than-in-2008-you-betcha/