Griping Aside, America Is In Pretty Damn Good Shape (Mother Jones)

...But generally speaking, Grunwald is right. America weathered the Great Recession better than Europe, better than China, better than Japan, better than Russia, better than just about anybody. Health care costs have been growing slowly and more people are covered than ever before. Taxes are low on the middle class...
http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2016/01/griping-aside-america-pretty-damn-good-shape