Feeling better off yet?

In 2008, National campaigned with an implicit promise to make everyone better off, with the slogan of "choose a brighter future". How has that "brighter future" turned out in reality?

• 0.2% economic growth
• 6.8% unemployment
• 4% annual inflation

I think that speaks for itself. We haven't seen stats this bad since last time National was in office, back in the 90's.