What Did Bush Do For Us?

This article explains well what happens when the guy drving the bus is asleep at the wheel.  I am sure there are people who came out of the decade well off, and maybe even better off than they were ten years ago.  They would be a clear exception.

Now,  the bad guys will point out that the decade began and ended with Dems holding the White House.  That is the kind of misdirection they like.  But read the article linked here and remember who was in charge.