It depends on how you measure it. Financially? Most definitely. But I am highly educated, have an unique, highly sought after skill set, and benefit from a contract that raised my compensation dramatically in the last 6 years. In 2008 I was a new hire making 60 an hour. Now I make twice that.

The average American does not have those advantages and has suffered greatly. The real unemployment rate is still double digits and some of those that are employed are working part time or multiple part time jobs. 92 million people aren't working in this country, 11.5 million more than in 2008. And the population has grown all those years.

As for T's point about the ACA, I, as a military retiree, am somewhat insulated from that fiasco, for now. But that is a liberty stealing fiscal suitcase nuke waiting to explode. Why do you think O has delayed and waived that law countless times?

Liberty wise, we are much less free than we were 6 years ago. I think the damage done to the Constitution and our previously limited government may never be undone. I blame both sides for that.