Overall, do you expect 2012 to be better or worse for the world than 2011?

I'd say somewhat worse.

I said better, but I'm probably just being optimistic.

I can't say. I'm not an optimist. If it were better, I can hardly see it being much better. I really can't speak for the world, or people collectively...but as ever, I stand in awe and admiration of the incredible courage of the individual spirit, of each and every one of us in the face of adversity.

Probably a little worse. The U.S. Government is fudgeed, and will continue to be fudgeed. But hey, I've got the love of my life and that's all that really matters.

About the same.

Worse

Worse. Well, isn't the world supposed to end next December 21st?

Worse, as with the nation. I expect the global banking industry to collapse within four to six years. Unless new economic systems are quickly invented, I expect a lot of chaos. Also, no matter what the banking system, global resources are becoming tighter. Supply of food and energy will not increase as rapidly as demand.

Worse in 2012 it will be out of control for we have not seen it all until 2012 gets here

I will go with better. I no from the looks of things it seems unlikely, but you never know what can happen.

Too hard to predict. The biggest change in the world right now are those Arab spring revolutionaries. So there's (uneducated guess) about a 40% chance of things much getting better, 40% chance of the new leaders being bigger d-bags than the previous d-bags that were in charge, and about a 20% for a tie. Russia, Italy will probably improve once they finally boot out their crooks from power.

Worse if Obama wins re-election.

I don't really know. Closer to home, I suppose that depends how the Eurozone crisis pans out. I don't know what's going on in America or anywhere else particularly.

Worse of course.