Better Off Today Than 3 Years Ago?

Duroc: My family was facing harder times when George W. Bush was president. The housing bubble meant we couldn’t afford to buy a house because the prices had been driven so high. We were only able to afford our first home when the market collapsed and people became desperate to sell. My employment situation was much more unsettled under George W. Bush. So was my wife’s. Our crappy insurance company brought us to the brink of bankruptcy because of a medical emergency they refused to fairly cover. Also under George W. Bush. But guess what: I didn’t blame Bush for our personal misfortune. And I don’t credit Obama for the turnaround my family has accomplished the past few years. Are things bad for a lot of people right now? Yes, they are. But Obama had little to do with it. (AP file photo)

Question: Are you better off today than when President Obama took office?