I think you need to carefully define better. I will rattle off the first 10 that come to mind.
1) How much debt has been added in the past four years?
2) How many American soldiers have died in the past four years?
3) How are basic human rights, such as in Gitmo or elsewhere, over the past 4 years?
4) How many innocent civilians abroad have been killed by the US military in the past 4 years?
5) Are there more or less jobs than 4 years ago?
6) Are there more or less foreclosed homes than 4 years ago?
7) Is the mental state (hope, happiness, general well being) of Americans better or worse than 4 years ago?
8) Are Americans more united or divided now or 4 years ago?
9) Do you have more or less police, TSA, check points, and protests than you did 4 years ago?
10) Is the real value of the US dollar worth more or worth less than it was 4 years ago?
Economic numbers are often played with to make them fit any agenda. You need to look at real things happening, and what you see and feel, not just what a website or media says.
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