You must be joking, or your just delusional. Maybe the economy was the best ever 8 yrs ago right when he stepped in office. But it was just handed to him. You talk about facts so where's yours, and better yet how creditable are they? I might not fully agree with the balloon ban(personally I could care less) but there is reason behind it. Plus who's jobs is it taking away. The balloons are made in China and sold in flower shops and grocery stores. I don't see a floral shop, and there's no way a grocery store is going out of business because they can't sell balloons.