They did? I watched FOX NEWS and they were telling me to BUY stocks and expensive real estate. They said the economy was great, strong, until it collapsed under our President Bush.
First, you're off since no one would say 4.5% unemployment was bad in the US (now, Japan, is another story).
If you're worried about current economy, I recommend guarding against electing and reelecting rich class politicians who defend deregulation of financial industry, thereby allowing robbery of working class pensions.