As the administration heralds the latest unemployment numbers as proof of improvement many Americans are still unsure. Across the country residents see their income lower than in 2009. Others know there are more in poor. Families who have to live within their means worry about the continued massive government spending. And the unemployment level, after four years, a stimulus and many government programs is still stuck at an unacceptable 7.8%.

On occasion, even the left leaning NBCNews must report the truth: