How does America today compare with America of 2001 when President Bush took office. Click on the SOURCE link above for a handy set of statistics compiled by ProPublica, which describes itself as "an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest. We strive to foster change through exposing exploitation of the weak by the strong and the failures of those with power to vindicate the trust placed in them." The statistics measure GDP, debt, bankruptcies, etc.