How can I tell how well the US economy is doing?

I don%26#039;t trust what the media tells me. For example, how do I calculate how much better than China the US was during various administrations? Where do I find accurate inflation rates, unemployment rates? I want to know this so that I know who is better at leading the country. I don%26#039;t really care much about smaller groups of people getting what they want but I care about the overall economy. For example go to this website to see what I am talking about.

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/con...

Please don%26#039;t assume from the above website that I am republican or democrat but give me what you think are fair websites.

How can I tell how well the US economy is doing?honda finance

Ask an expert such as Michael Moore. He says it%26#039;s lousy, so it must be doing horribly.

Michael is GOD after all. A man to be worshiped for his genius insight into everything.

Guess who Mikey is blaming? That%26#039;s right, the stupid white men in D.C.

Isn%26#039;t he brilliant?

And sexy?

Just stay away from him after he%26#039;s stopped at Taco Bell.

KIA-Boom!!!!!!

How can I tell how well the US economy is doing?

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look in your bank account, look at where and how you live

you are part of the economy, look no further than your own life|||Wallmart. Watch Wallmart, when their sales are down and/or their stock drop, our economy is in trouble.|||Look at the markets. NYSE, NASDAQ, %26amp; S%26amp;P 500. If they start going way down you know the US economy is in trouble %26amp; you don%26#039;t need to look at anything else %26amp; they can%26#039;t lie.|||look to everything you can don%26#039;t believe what those who have a vested interest say, they are salesman, and political appointees.|||There was a movie made about Bush%26#039;s %26quot;booming%26quot; economy. It is called %26quot;Titanic%26quot;.|||Just punch up whatever you want on a search engine. If you search unemployment rates it will take you to a government site that lists them by month since the 50%26#039;s. This will tell you that in the last 50 years or so it was highest under Reagan and lowest under Clinton. In fact during the Reagan trickle down, it hit double digits for the first time since the great depression. He inherited a 7.4 from Carter and after 8 years he left with virtually the same. So we know who thinks the Reagan years were great. The people he made richer. Of course.|||I disagree with Weedler. When Wall Mart sales are up more than projected it means the US is in trouble. It means people can not afford to shop anywhere else.

If you just want to look at the economy ,look at the stock market. That will tell you how corporate America is doing but it won%26#039;t tell you how ordinary citizens are doing. %26quot;Wall Street Isn%26#039;t Main Street.%26quot;