Is America better off now vs a year ago?

[Ron_Artest 2,856]

Is America better off now vs a year ago?

 

According to the latest New York Times/Siena National Poll (January 2026):

32% of Americans say the country is better off than it was a year ago.

49% of Americans believe the country is worse off.

[seafoam1 3,632]

More liberal polls. 

Idiot. 

[Hardcore troubadour 16,292]

Yes. And the country continues to heal. 

[supermike80 2,206]

Good God this guy.   3more years.  He isn't going to make it

[BrahmaBulls 1,022]

Over half this dude's life is spent thinking about Trump

[5-Points 3,867]

100%

Anybody who thought Trump could unfock everything the "Biden" Administration focked up for 4 years, is a complete moron. 

We are much better off now and things will continue to improve if the left would get out of the way. But they can't allow that to happen. 

[MDC 8,316]

No. It’s a lot worse off. 

[Strike 6,179]

ROFLMAO.  I'd love to hear specifics from the libs about exactly what is not better off.  

[NorthernVike 2,122]

Yo Ron, your TDS is showing.  

 

 

 

Seek help brother. 

[Hawkeye21 2,483]

I honestly don't know.  There are some things I see changing for the good but there is also a lot that seems like a disaster.  It's going to take more than a year to know for sure.

[Strike 6,179]

4 minutes ago, Hawkeye21 said:

I honestly don't know.  There are some things I see changing for the good but there is also a lot that seems like a disaster.  It's going to take more than a year to know for sure.

Again, specifics?  I can easily list specifics on things that are better but I think you can guess what some of those might be.  But no one ever gives specifics on what is going wrong.  

[Ron_Artest 2,856]

9 minutes ago, Strike said:

ROFLMAO.  I'd love to hear specifics from the libs about exactly what is not better off.  

Economy: Inflation is up, unemployment is up, deficit is up, debt is up

Civil Liberties: Masked armies are terrorizing and occupying our streets

Rule of Law: Our govt routinely breaks laws, ignores courts and shreds the constitution, lies to us eroding trust

Foreign Affairs: Imperialism is back as we topple foreign governments, alienate ourselves via trade wars and piss off our allies as we withdraw from the international stage

Just off the top of my head.

But I created this thread to see how out of touch the geek club is with the rest of America.  So far it looks way off.

[Hawkeye21 2,483]

1 minute ago, Strike said:

Again, specifics?  I can easily list specifics on things that are better but I think you can guess what some of those might be.  But no one ever gives specifics on what is going wrong.  

I get a little concerned about our relationships with other countries.  I don't like the idea of pissing everyone off.  The division of our citizens continues to grow and I find that to be a problem.

[Strike 6,179]

1 minute ago, Hawkeye21 said:

I get a little concerned about our relationships with other countries.  I don't like the idea of pissing everyone off.  The division of our citizens continues to grow and I find that to be a problem.

But this is a flat out lie.  Ban bet that I can find multiple world leaders who believe Trump should be awarded the Nobel Peace prize?   Is it your contention that country's recommending Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize are pissed off at us?

[Strike 6,179]

3 minutes ago, Hawkeye21 said:

I get a little concerned about our relationships with other countries.  I don't like the idea of pissing everyone off.  The division of our citizens continues to grow and I find that to be a problem.

I agree with this and hate it.  But it was happening long before Trump.  I could get in to specifics on why I think it is happening but that's really beyond the scope of this thread.  I don't know that it's any worse in the last year though.  That's hard to gauge.

[thegeneral 3,876]

Treading water. The juice isn’t worth the squeeze that’s for sure.

[supermike80 2,206]

1 hour ago, BrahmaBulls said:

Over half this dude's life is spent thinking about Trump

Half?  That's an understatement.   

[cyclone24 1,995]

I think this applies to both parties, but your better and my better might be different. I wanted the border closed for security, trafficking and drug reasons.
I wanted to rebuild our military and be a legitimate threat again around the world that will help dictate policy that will benefit us. 
And I wanted us to be an energy and AI front runner through technology and drilling everything under the sun, which will lower prices for not only energy, but things we use all the time.

And almost all those things helped the endgame result for me, that my 401(k) retirement and investments goes through the absolute roof which it’s doing

 

So by my better, he’s doing a fantastic job that Joe wasn’t doing whatsoever 

 

[squistion 2,757]

Anyone who says we are better off obviously hasn't done any grocery shopping or noticed that the price of groceries, along with just about everything else, has gone up since Trump took office. 

[NorthernVike 2,122]

12 minutes ago, Ron_Artest said:

Economy: Inflation is up, unemployment is up, deficit is up, debt is up

Civil Liberties: Masked armies are terrorizing and occupying our streets

Rule of Law: Our govt routinely breaks laws, ignores courts and shreds the constitution, lies to us eroding trust

Foreign Affairs: Imperialism is back as we topple foreign governments, alienate ourselves via trade wars and piss off our allies as we withdraw from the international stage

Just off the top of my head.

But I created this thread to see how out of touch the geek club is with the rest of America.  So far it looks way off.

Inflation is way down from the Biden administrations policies 

The ones in mask are ANTIFA

Bill and Hillary are the ones ignoring the rule of law

Gaza peace deal along with several other wars have come to an end

 

just off the top of my head. HTH

 

 

You are consistently the one that is 'out of touch'  

 

[BrahmaBulls 1,022]

4 minutes ago, squistion said:

Anyone who says we are better off obviously hasn't done any grocery shopping or noticed that the price of groceries, along with just about everything else, has gone up since Trump took office. 

This is a lie just like the lies you spewed about egg prices

[Tree of Knowledge 2,321]

6 minutes ago, squistion said:

Anyone who says we are better off obviously hasn't done any grocery shopping or noticed that the price of groceries, along with just about everything else, has gone up since Trump took office. 

You live in Kalifornia. Things are great in Real America

[posty 2,876]

2 minutes ago, BrahmaBulls said:

This is a lie just like the lies you spewed about egg prices

The price of beef is through the roof...

[thegeneral 3,876]

6 minutes ago, cyclone24 said:

I think this applies to both parties, but your better and my better might be different. I wanted the border closed for security, trafficking and drug reasons.
I wanted to rebuild our military and be a legitimate threat again around the world that will help dictate policy that will benefit us. 
And I wanted us to be an energy and AI front runner through technology and drilling everything under the sun, which will lower prices for not only energy, but things we use all the time.

And almost all those things helped the endgame result for me, that my 401(k) retirement and investments goes through the absolute roof which it’s doing

 

So by my better, he’s doing a fantastic job that Joe wasn’t doing whatsoever 

 

A couple points of contention from your list:

Our military wasn’t a threat? That’s crazy.

Your 401k likely went up by a larger percentage year over year the two years prior to last 

[NorthernVike 2,122]

1 minute ago, posty said:

The price of beef is through the roof...

I buy a 1/4 beef each year.  This year it cost me a whopping $70 more than last year.  Still under $1000.  Quit buying shittty beef at the store. 

[Hawkeye21 2,483]

12 minutes ago, squistion said:

Anyone who says we are better off obviously hasn't done any grocery shopping or noticed that the price of groceries, along with just about everything else, has gone up since Trump took office. 

Doesn't feel much different from when Biden was President.  

[Ron_Artest 2,856]

4 minutes ago, NorthernVike said:

Inflation is way down from the Biden administrations policies 

This is a lie.  PCE was 2.4% Nov 2024 rising to 2.8% Nov 2025  Source: https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/november-2025-pce-inflation

 

10 minutes ago, NorthernVike said:

The ones in mask are ANTIFA

Another lie. Haven't seen any Antifa since 2020 meanwhile ICE is murdering civilians.

 

11 minutes ago, NorthernVike said:

Bill and Hillary are the ones ignoring the rule of law

Nonsense

 

[squistion 2,757]

4 minutes ago, Hawkeye21 said:

Doesn't feel much different from when Biden was President.  

But wasn't Trump elected in big part for his promise to bring prices down on Day 1? Isn't that what people voted for?

[Strike 6,179]

ICE is MURDERING civilians.  That's all anyone needs to know about Violent Ron Artest!!!!  

[Hawkeye21 2,483]

27 minutes ago, Strike said:

But this is a flat out lie.  Ban bet that I can find multiple world leaders who believe Trump should be awarded the Nobel Peace prize?   Is it your contention that country's recommending Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize are pissed off at us?

Sure doesn't seem like it.  Maybe their leaders like us but it's their citizens that hate us.

[NorthernVike 2,122]

1 minute ago, Ron_Artest said:

This is a lie.  PCE was 2.4% Nov 2024 rising to 2.8% Nov 2025  Source: https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/november-2025-pce-inflation

 

Another lie. Haven't seen any Antifa since 2020 meanwhile ICE is murdering civilians.

 

Nonsense

 

Wow.  you have completely lost it.  

[Ron_Artest 2,856]

2 minutes ago, NorthernVike said:

Wow.  you have completely lost it.  

Are you saying inflation data is wrong?

[Strike 6,179]

1 minute ago, Hawkeye21 said:

Sure doesn't seem like it.  Maybe their leaders like us but it's their citizens that hate us.

Go down to Venezuela and ask their citizens what they think of us.  And I bet in the country's I alluded to above you'd find a pretty good opinion of us as well.  Don't just believe the MSM.  They lie to you.

[Hawkeye21 2,483]

3 minutes ago, squistion said:

But wasn't Trump elected in big part for his promise to bring prices down on Day 1? Isn't that what people voted for?

Yep.  Gas prices came down.  Some food did but that's been all over the place.  Presidents will say whatever it takes to win.  Biden said he was going to cure cancer.

[Hawkeye21 2,483]

Just now, Strike said:

Go down to Venezuela and ask their citizens what they think of us.  And I bet in the country's I alluded to above you'd find a pretty good opinion of us as well.  Don't just believe the MSM.  They lie to you.

I don't pay attention to any MSM.  I never watch any news stations.

[Ron_Artest 2,856]

2 minutes ago, Strike said:

Go down to Venezuela and ask their citizens what they think of us.  And I bet in the country's I alluded to above you'd find a pretty good opinion of us as well.  Don't just believe the MSM.  They lie to you.

Venezuelans are happy Madura is gone but pissed that we essentially left the Maduro regime in place.  This wasn't about democracy, it was about theft.  Venezuelans are no better off than they were a month ago.  Meanwhile Trump made millions and it's sitting in a Qatari bank account.

[Strike 6,179]

1 minute ago, Hawkeye21 said:

I don't pay attention to any MSM.  I never watch any news stations.

Then how did you come to the wrong conclusion that in every country on Earth the people are pissed at us?

[squistion 2,757]

1 minute ago, Hawkeye21 said:

Yep.  Gas prices came down.  Some food did but that's been all over the place.  Presidents will say whatever it takes to win.  Biden said he was going to cure cancer.

Yes he did but no one believed him or voted for him for that reason.

Trump campaigned on affordability and bringing prices and inflation down and he has done neither. 

 

[Strike 6,179]

2 minutes ago, Ron_Artest said:

Venezuelans are happy Madura is gone but pissed that we essentially left the Maduro regime in place.  This wasn't about democracy, it was about theft.  Venezuelans are no better off than they were a month ago.  Meanwhile Trump made millions and it's sitting in a Qatari bank account.

Nope but you do your TDS you.

[Strike 6,179]

Just now, squistion said:

Yes he did but no one believed him or voted for him for that reason.

Trump campaigned on affordability and bringing prices and inflation down and he has done neither. 

 

Real wages are up at a pace beyond inflation.  The effect is the same.