The economy issues you bring up are superficial. For example, the employment rate is down only because more people are employed by low income wage jobs. Substantial wage earners and middle class business owners have actually suffered in the last eight years. Likewise, medical services are skyrocketing and premiums and deductibles are overwhelming the average wage earners. Regarding social issues, society has taken a swift turn in the direction of increased crime and terrorism, a provocation of race relations (undermining all of Martin Luther King's hard work), and a dramatic decrease in rights and protects for minors, the disabled, the elderly, and religious organizations(specifically Christian based religions). Even patriotic respect for the flag and for our country as a whole is on the decline. An entire paper could be written regarding the sharp decline of the fabric of American society in the last eight years.