earthbased wrote: It is simply one of many metrics that measure the state of the economy.  Merry Christmas. Good bye to further discussion on this subject with you.
Edit:  I am a small business owner.  Yes, I did get the loan.

So you measure the health of the nation by the stock market ?   Well, bublble away!    Go try to get a loan to start a business.  Did you get it?   Where did the Fed keyboard money go?   To big banks for record bonuses and to bid up paper asset prices.    Don't get it yet?   Too bad.  You are the 99% of the....

 earthbased wrote:Using financial metrics?
Two years ago?  Same. Maybe a little better now as the Stock Market is 4K+  higher than where it was when Bush left office
Ten years ago I was much better off   It was the Bush years that nailed me. I'll be in the 99% forever, methinks.

Economics in One Lesson http://www.fee.org/library/books/economics-in-one-lesson/

Also check Exponential Growth here http://youtu.be/F-QA2rkpBSY

Or are you lazy human and will caught by surprise?   I haven't posted here in awhile so take it or leave it but let me ask are you better off than two years ago?

Merry Christmas everyone and let's throw the ba$tards out!

EB