The worst decade in America's history..and Republicans had near total control...?

Bill Clinton benefitted from the computer rage, the internet, the dot.com bubble that burst just before the end of his term. When Bush took office, we were in recession. Nine months into Bush's term, we suffered the worst attack on our shores in our modern history.

That also caused a recession for which Bush sent out $600 checks to tax payers and he told everyone to go shopping. Then we got into two wars that weren't totally funded. Then Katrina and other hurricanes did extensive damage in the Southern coastal states.

That displaced people for years and also ruined many businesses. This also did a lot of damage to chemical and oil industry with many refineries having been damaged in the hurricanes. Few people really understand what that caused.

Any company using chemicals and oil suffered very high prices, shortages, etc for at least a year, maybe more. Then sandwich in there the Worldcom and Enron scandals that resulted in Sarbanes Oxley which was a heavy burden on all industries. Its easy to just think bad policies caused all of this but actual events have affected our economy long term.

Actually Bush kept people working pretty well until 2008 and that wasn't his fault. It was the result of legislation passed in 1999 by both parties. Globalization is more and more making the US a service economy.

We were warned of this since the 70s. Unfortunately, while they said it would happen, they didn't say what it would cause to each and every one of our lives. Lower wages and far less opportunities.

Then they bring in more and more foreign people to take American jobs whether they be H1B's or illegal immigrants. Our own government doesn't really seem to be on our side anymore. O'Care is keeping us from having a decent economic recovery.

I hope the entire bill is crushed under its own weight and we can get back to normal instead of employers trying to figure out how to escape its burdens by cutting hours, firing people and using temporary labor.

1) Clinton policies do not end with Clinton leaving the White House, in fact most people blamed Bush for failuer under Obama so for some of the beggining we can blame Clinton 2) You are seeing the bubble burst due to everybody contributing to the housing market, 3) we also have to discuss the rise of new tech and the middle eastern terrorists.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.