I know Ren is right about reality. Unemployment is at about the same rate now as it was during the "boom" years of the 1990s. Most unemployment is due to increases in productivity, not outsourcing. But reality does not matter, and the perception is that times are bad.
Four in 10 Americans Satisfied With Conditions in U.S.
This is going to become a self-fulfilling prophecy if we are not careful.