Has your life become better or worse since tfg's inauguration?

[LuckyCharms]

Using whatever parameter you want to use. Financially, socially, health, etc. Consider these four things:

tfg inauguration
Covid
President Joseph Biden inauguration
Abortion laws being thrown back to the states

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	Better
	8 (36%)
	Worse
	1 (5%)
	Better, but worsening after Biden inauguration
	1 (5%)
	Worse, but improving after Biden inauguration
	10 (45%)
	Generally remained the same
	2 (9%)
	0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[Faux pas]

1. ...

The same, as long as all those traitorous bastard are still roaming free and effing with everything.

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[LakeArenal]

2. Financially and proud being from US....NO

But personally and environmentally… YES

[Yavin4]

3. I've learned to structure my life so as to not depend on who is president.

After Clinton, I couldn't imagine that the country would go back to Republicans running things, so I took a lot of things for granted. After Bush II, I got serious and made sure that I could survive whoever was president.

[Sympthsical]

7. This

Maybe it's because I grew up twenty or so years ago where LGBT protections still weren't a dependable thing. If I wanted security and stability in my life, I had to make sure I carved it out for myself.

My life is better than it was six years ago which was better than six years before that. It has very little to do with any single politician.

[Kaleva]

9. Your last paragraph describes my situation

[Yavin4]

13. This is also why I didn't get too excited when Obama was president.

I knew that even though Obama's victory was great it wouldn't last very long, and I was right.

[phoenix75]

12. Likewise! 👍

[NewHendoLib]

4. Better because we moved to a place we love

and are retired, and don't watch TV. So, even though the TFG years and since we're emotionally awful, we've found ways to thrive. We have each other, and our passions.

[Emile]

5. Lost a few old acquaintances who followed his COVID advice. Lost

some serious money in investment funds during his term, but starting to come back under Joe Biden.

[UTUSN]

6. Sounds like a trick question!1

[WheelWalker]

22. I couldn't agree with you more, comrade.

[Kaleva]

8. What I do has far more impact on my life then who is president does

[LuckyCharms]

10. I'm implying "policies" vs. "politicians". n/t

[Kaleva]

14. My comment remains the same

Obama's policies were great but my situation wasn't good at all during that time. Spent one winter during his second term subsisting on mostly boiled cabbage and potatoes

[LuckyCharms]

16. Understand. Thanks. n/t

[Kaleva]

17. Overall, I think the nation is much better off since Biden entered office.

And I thought the nation was heading in the wrong direction while TFG was in office.

[Johnny2X2X]

11. It's a multifaceted deal

I don't attribute my success to a President, but I think the success of the country is somewhat modulated by who is president. And one thing is plainly clear, the US is doing much better under Biden than Trump, in virtually every conceivable way.

[Caliman73]

15. Living in California...

has it's pluses and minuses. One of the pluses is that while we do see the effects of idiots like Trump being in office, California is big and powerful enough to blunt some of the effect of stupid policy.

My family and I deal with the issues with California's economy and policies more than things coming out of the national government.

[BlackSkimmer]

18. He is not president last I checked.

I don't get this poll.

[LuckyCharms]

20. What is it you don't understand about the poll question?

[BlackSkimmer]

23. Why would you ask about a previous resident of the WH? He's not there, thank god.

I find that former guy to be completely irrelevant.

I do understand he lives rent-free in many heads here. I will never understand why this is.

[LuckyCharms]

24. I'm not asking about a previous resident of the WH.

I'm asking about the lives of DUers.

[BlackSkimmer]

25. Oh, well ok.

In the last few years, I've seen numerous pleas for money here.

I've seen numerous complaints about jobs.

So, maybe pay better attention? It's funny what you can tell about people's lives by reading their posts.

Lots of misery and gloom in the last few years. It's got me a bit flummoxed, because I was happy when the goon left office.

[LuckyCharms]

27. I apologize. I'm new here. n/t

[BlackSkimmer]

28. Ah, no worries.

You'll soon learn your way around.

[friend of a friend]

19. Mostly the same except as a disabled veteran I have to be glad that Congress passed

and Trump signed The Mission Act in 2018. President Obama signed The Choice Act which was not good enough, but The Mission Act allows me to have 9 non-VA doctors and MRIs and C-scans for everything except my primary care doctor, psychiatrist, bloodwork, and vaccines at the VA clinic because they are only 13 miles away. If Congress would vote for an increase in VA healthcare that would allow the VA to hire 41,500 more doctors, nurses, and technicians they need then we wouldn't need The Mission Act, but that will never happen.

[iemanja]

21. Definitely worse, but it's not Biden's fault

I've had a series of health issues as well as cost-sucking repairs at my house. It doesn't help that the stock market has tanked either.

One improvement is that I'm not so angry all the time from seeing Trump all over the news. He is of course still in the news, but it doesn't bother me as much since he's not president.

[MenloParque]

26. Financial and physical health much better, mentally not so much!!

[Proud to be Woke]

29. I am calmer overall

Plus points: The environmental laws are more stable since Biden took office. I can sleep better at night because there is not a riot or demonstration or national upheaval every month. I don't worry about loving and conspiratorial meetings between Biden and Putin or any threats to withdraw from NATO. I feel that grown ups are once more in charge of a great many things and it is reassuring to me that the people Biden appointed stay in office. You are not reading or hearing about the Secretary of this or that quitting or being fired every few months anymore.

Minus points: Socially things are worse. I no longer feel close to some people who I had been friends with for many years due to their unwavering support of TFG. I can't understand how they can live with their choice to support him. It is a private sort of feeling, since I say very little about it to them because it would just make the gulf widen. The pandemic changed the way a lot of people socialize. Many older people I know get out less and do less because they are afraid of getting sick. People I know who got sick with COVID 19 before a vaccine was available are getting sick a second time with a variant of it a year later, vaccine or not. If they got sick once before they seem more vulnerable, not less.

[Victor_c3]

30. Better, but it has nothing to do with TFG

Mostly, significantly better because my left me about 4.5 years ago.

I figured we would have stayed married until the kids graduated high school, but she decided to end things much sooner. I was the sole income earner and I feared that divorce would have a profoundly negative impact on my kids well-being and their overall quality of life. I’ve seen firsthand how divorce disrupted the lives of various friends growing up, and I figured staying together was the best thing I could do for my kids - even if it was at a huge detriment to myself.

I had been married about 14 years and honestly, our marriage had been over for the last 8 of those years.

Anyways, my ex left me and my life has done a huge 180. I’m soooooooo much happier now and my kids are too!

[LuckyCharms]

31. I'm happy for you, Victor_c3

[Kennah]

32. Bracing for the coming shitstorm we go Thelma and Louise off the debt ceiling cliff

[EnergizedLib]

33. Objectively, better

Granted, he had nothing to do with that, but I’ve done big successes and triumphs in the last six years.

However, my peace of mind is much, much knowing who exists among us and how cruel and depraved people are.

[Initech]

34. I was hit or miss since 2016.

But during the height of the lockdowns I was seriously close to flat out going crazy, like committed level crazy. Things have got so much better for me since the shittiest year ever (2020) that it's not funny.

[LuckyCharms]

35. This is partly why I asked the question...

I'm sorry you went through that, and I hope things continue to improve for you.

We're currently still experiencing some of that feeling. It's not just politics. A whole bunch of shit has been going wrong the past few years.

We're both getting a little squirrelly here.

But as they say...everyday above ground is a good day.

[Initech]

36. Certainly true!

Yeah... going a whole year without seeing anybody, traveling anywhere, or going to events, and being shut in my house the entire time really had an effect on me both mentally and physically. I'm someone who loves to travel and attend events like concerts and theater performances. I'm definitely glad I was able to come out of that unscathed!

[GusBob]

37. When Trump got elected I made a big decision

Whilst Folks were saying they would move out of the country, I kinda did. I signed up for the IHS and gave up first world amenities. It’s very challenging, very rewarding ( not just financially) and never boring. I help a lot of people who need it.

Next to getting my degrees, getting married and having children, it has turned out to be one of the best events of my life. A win-win-win

[mvd]

38. State of mind better for sure since Biden

Got worse off financially under Trump and still haven’t recovered yet - but I have been helped by Biden’s boosting of EBT food stamps and his general support of the safety net.