Originally Posted by wig

Yes, it's obvious we are better off currently -- although I don't have high confidence it will be maintained.

Fact:

2 years ago we were on the verge of a total collapse of the world's credit markets, the world equities markets were crashing and the prospects for a deflationary spiral and depression were very high.

If you think the "facts" you list are worse than that, you either have not put much thought into it or you are just being partisan.