Do Statistics Reveal the True Situation in America?

The talking points making their rounds in Washington DC these days indicate that life is better than ever in America. GDP is up, the DOW has hit record highs, the job market has seen 57 straight months of growth and unemployment has fallen to under 6%. Or has it?

Headlines across the country note a striking divergence between official government statistics and what people on the street are saying. It seems as if more and more people are getting money from the federal government, more and more people are becoming homeless, and more and more children are living on the streets.