We've had almost 8 years of this anemic economy. Remember Obama said, "Those jobs aren't coming back." He couldn't have cared less, and now we're stuck in the shitpile he left us in. It will take quite a while and a lot of effort to turn it around. Unfortunately, the UniParty we have in Congress does not give a shit about it any more than Obama did. They sure have facilitated the creation of a fuckton of jobs in Mexico and China though.