What's the greatest decline? Not uemployment. Not the stock market. Housing doesn't count, that's a cycilical burst, and we can get into the socialist mechanics that helped make that happen. What great decline?
You're serious I take it so, I'll put this as simply as I can.
1. Our favor around the world has declined to levels I haven't seen in my lifetime. For one thing, I really don't care what other countries think of us, but still, we should at least show some leadership. Our lack of leadership is even causing foreign markets to crash for crying out loud.
2. Housing doesn't count? There's nothing cyclical about that. 9.2% of ALL homeowners are either behind on their mortgage or are in foreclosure. This is also the highest rate of foreclosure since the Great Depression. Don't take my word for it, look it up.
3. On the topic of #2, ask yourself why that is the case? The GOP and a few choice democrats resisted regulating the industry. As a result loans were made that should have never been made. Even in the credit collapse, CEOs are flying to safety with their $500M golden parachutes while American taxpayers pick up the bill.
4. $11.6T national debt is not a decline? Considering that it was merely $5.4T just 8 years ago along with a budget surplus.
5. Unemployment is continuing to rise. Jobs haven't been created.
6. Lack of enginuity. We trail 3rd world countries in terms of energy independence. While both parties can wear responsibility for this, we haven't lead anything technologically ground breaking in decades. (unless you count our smart-bombs that we drop all over the world)
7. The savings & loan bust looks like romper room compared to what we're going through. Hell, McCain finally woke up and announced that our situation has placed in in great peril. What caused him to finally reach this epiphany?
Faceking, I believe you to be a smart person, but denying what it so obvious to the average American causes me to pause in my assessment of you.