Are you better off than you were 2 years ago?

[Patsfan20]

Yep.

[ottomobeale]

Slightly worse income wise. Nothing earth shattering tho.

[CraigCreek]

Financially, about the same. But health issues and the loss of many friends and relatives have made these last couple of years extremely hard.

[AlongTheI-5]

Nothing's changed for me financially but there are sure a lot more panhandlers in my community.

[petch751]

Originally Posted by somebodyfromnc

Yes, and although I am a Trump supporter, I don't give the government much of the credit. Even though I believe his policies were unfriendly to private enterprise, I did fine under Obama as well.

My business caters to the wealthy and it boomed under Obama. They had money to spend on beautiful but unnecessary things.

[dspguy]

I'd lean towards "no." My healthcare costs went up dramatically last year, a higher rate in one year than any increase I saw in the previous 10 years. My raises have been smaller (percentage-wise and dollar-wise). My investments are growing at about the same rate as they were over the previous 8 years. I've estimated that my paychecks have roughly $2400 extra over the course of the year, but my tax burden come tax-day is going to be about $2100 higher. So, an extra $300 in my pocket.

However, the new AC unit my house needs went from $5000 to around $6000 due to tariffs (parts made in China I guess?)

Nothing's been done to slow pharmaceutical costs either. So, the medication I get for one of my family members is costing about $2000 this year when it costs $1200 just two years ago.

So, mostly "no." I don't know if the current administration could do anything about drug prices, but I thought Trump was touting a better alternative and universal healthcare plan to replace the ACA. I'm no fool. I didn't expect Republicans to have a legitimate solution. But, they should be called to answer for their lack of a solution to the healthcare problem instead of simply being an impediment.