Better off? Yes!



Last modified: 9/7/2012 12:00:00 AM

The Republican candidates for president and vice president are asking whether people are better off now than when President Obama took office. A fair question deserves a fair reply.



Let's ask General Motors. Mitt Romney was the one who wanted Detroit to go under, but now GM is thriving, along with hundreds of thousands of jobs.



Let's ask 30 million uninsured people, who now have the hope of health coverage from the plan Romney and Paul Ryan want to bury.



Let's ask 95 percent of taxpayers, whose taxes have actually decreased, just as Obama promised.



Let's ask the Iraq war vet, who no longer is doing multiple tours in a spiraling war but is finding expanded veterans benefits upon returning home.



Let's ask anyone whether there is a difference between hurtling down versus starting to come back up. For everyone not already in the 1 percent at the top, direction of movement makes all the difference in the world.



ERLING JORGENSEN



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