Economy by the Numbers: Are We Better Off Than We Were in 2008?
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This fall, as Americans prepare to mark their ballots, Republicans are hoping that voters’ minds will be focused on one (and only one) simple question: Are you better off today than you were four years ago?
On the campaign trail, GOP vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan has repeatedly raised that question, evoking Ronald Reagan’s 1980 zinger — a debate-closer that left Jimmy Carter reeling and set the stage for the Gipper’s landslide victory. In a speech earlier this week at Eastern…
Economy by the Numbers: Are We Better Off Than We Were in 2008? originally appeared on DailyFinance.com on 2012-09-16T06:00:00Z.
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