Well...Yeah...there are changes goin' on all the time and change can be difficult. I'm sure the truth lies somewhere between our two opinions and is entirely internaly reflected in our attitudes by our personal experiences and expectations.
Things were great in our house until our youngest Daughter gave us her four kids, and sudenly we began to notice others in our situation, and worse, as being much more prevelant that we had previously understood. From that point foreward our take on the general health of the North American economy took on a far more sinister cast.
So I think I'll state it this way: Things are great, but not as great as you think! Things are not so great, but not so not so great as I think.