text: how is the economy good? (crime is up, unemployment up, gas prices up)? how is the economy so good when prices are going up and saleries aren't being adjusted to inflation. while ceo's continue to get tax breaks and corporations expand while workers benefits are cut and jobs are outsourced. as a rule when they argue that the economy is good it is because of the increase in jobs.  which there is an increase and a rather large one, unfortunately it is mainly in very low-paying jobs, jobs that quite a few are unwilling to take (very hard to work at mcdonalds after practically any other job).    bush is arguing trickle-down economics.  the rich are making much more money, and it is assumed they will use this money to create more businesses to make themselves more money, but the natural side effect of the rich creating more businesses for themselves is that there should be more jobs for the rest of us (blue-collar workers).  we have yet to see it actually work out, and it didn't do so hot when reagan gave it a shot, but the theory is a sound one.  i just don't think it will work in the end myself, but i'm not an economist.