Bill Ritter, past Chair of the 143rd, asks: Are we better, collectively as a nation, than we were 4 years ago?
Here are some things to consider:
In 2020 your friends and family were dying by the thousands every day from COVID. I lost a much beloved colleague, a teacher from my time as a principal, to Covid. Today we are reasonably safe. My wife had COVID, she was ill for all of 3 days. 98% of Americans have some measure of COVID immunity and not from drinking bleach or taking Ivermectin, assholes.
In 2020, between 6 percent and 14 percent of Americans were out of work. Today, unemployment is under 4 percent and wages are rising, unemployment in Pennsylvania, my home, is about 3.5%.
In 2020, the American economy actually contracted. Today it’s on a steady and sustainable growth curve.
In 2020, violent crime spiked to a level America had not seen since the 1970s. Today, crime is on the decline across the board. It doesn't feel like that in our cities, but every effort to enact reasonable, rational, gun control laws are blocked by the Repugs.
In 2020, America was still entangled in Afghanistan. Today, American troops are safe and our foreign policy can take dead aim at our adversaries without losing focus.
What else do you want?--oh right, the border. The Dems made enormous concessions and put forward with the last remaining moderates among the Repugs, a comprehensive border bill. President Biden would sign it. But no, TRUMP KILLED THAT BORDER BILL, that even the Border Patrol Union badly wanted passed. He wanted the misery to continue so he could brainwash you on it during the election. You want gas prices lower. Pass bills outlawing gouging by the fossils in the fossil fuel industry. Well, kick Putin’s ass out of Ukraine by arming the Ukrainians. Oh right, their protectors among the Repugs won't let us. Interest rates were astronomical, pushing the cost of borrowing through the roof. Blame the Federal Reserve Board, a board not controlled by any political party. Come on now. Presidents are not dictators. This is a democratic Republic. You want changes? Quit voting for Republicans, starting with president. Get your heads out of your own asses people.