Is the American economy on the upswing and, if so, do you expect that to continue?

• David Cohen: Yes. It takes a long time to dig out from a very deep hole. We’re getting to daylight, not fast enough, but the direction is good.  
• Lisa Pampuch: Yes, the economy is clearly on the upswing. Compared to January 2009, jobs are being created instead of lost, corporate profits are up, the stock market is roaring, the American auto industry is going great guns, and home prices are rebounding. Will it continue? Sadly, I don’t have a crystal ball to predict any of the countless factors that can effect our economy in the short, medium, or long term.
• Chris Bryant: Yes, it appears that the economy has stabilized for now and is making slow improvements.
• Julian Mancias: Yes. The worst is over but I don’t see any signs of a robust recovery. It will be gradual, steady, and long term.
• Jeff Smith: No. A false jobs report making unemployment appear to drop below 8% was a lie. No matter how hard ABC news and the rest of the mainstream media tries they can’t change the facts: our economy is still very weak, and it’s NOT improving. Obama’s failed policies, failed presidency, and very weird anti-capitalist ideology are to blame. The sooner we get Obama (the cause) out, and the sooner we get Romney (the solution) in, the better off our economy and our nation as a whole will be.   
• Kathy Sullivan: Yes, but those who do not learn from their mistakes are doomed to repeat them.
• Dave Appling: Yes, at the macro level, and increasingly at the micro. This trend should continue, provided the Congress comes to its senses after the election. Fix the looming disaster of sequestration. Stop the charades and posturing. We’re all supposed to be working for America.
• Jeff Nunes: No. Our national GDP growth rate was 3.0% in 2010, 1.7% in 2011, and the first three quarters of this year were 1.9%, 1.7% and an estimated 1.6%.  That doesn’t look like an upswing to me. And, when I consider that in January 2009, the national average for a gallon of regular gas was $1.78, and today it is over $3.85, or if I consider that my family’s grocery bill has gone from $100 a week for a family of four to over $150 in the last year for the exact same amount of food, it doesn’t feel like an upswing either. If we continue on our current path as a nation, I don’t expect this to change much.    
   
• Bert Berson: Yes. It is starting to pick up momentum but is still fragile.
• Karen Anderson: Certainly in Silicon Valley as evidenced by commute traffic. Shopping centers are full of people actually buying, not just window shopping. This is not my parents’ Great Depression.
• Dennis Kennedy: Yes! The U.S. economy is on the upswing and full recovery is underway. Nonetheless, more needs to be done by focusing on infrastructure upgrades, easing the process to obtain home loans, keeping interest rates low, and yes, even continuing with stimulus programs.
• Hank Miller: Absolutely. Economic cycles are controlled by many factors including, but not limited to, political policy. Our economy is and will continue to improve regardless of the outcome of the upcoming election. But the winner will get and take the credit.