(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); For the first time since 2008, the Dow Jones Average has surpassed 13,000. Which is not far short of the record high which was 14,164 in October of 2007. Does this mean the economy is finally getting back on its feet? Housing prices and good stock growth would agree that America is finally coming back to where we used to be. With unemployment rates falling and more small businesses starting, 2012 could be a great year for the American economy.

What are your thoughts? Do you think the economy is finally beginning to grow again or is it just short term luck?

I never said that my life sucks in America, I know what other countries are going through. My parents are from Guatemala and they have told me stories about what happened during the civil war. The stories were horrible, about people being beheaded just because they didn't agree a certain groups idea.