Happiness Index: Nebraska Ranked First, Florida Last In Economic Happiness

Mainstreet:

The newest installment of the Happiness Index has arrived and residents of the midwest will be happy to learn that their strangle-hold on the top spots remains intact. There have been some big moves however. Vermont made a big leap, and New Jersey and Lousiana took serious tumbles. There's also been some movement at the bottom and residents of the Sunshine State may be unhappy to learn that, well, they're the least happy state in the nation, when it comes to money matters.

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Comments

[Siebenstein]

Looking around; I thought California ranked last

[StockMarkets]

No more bailouts. No more too big to fail. more effort needs to be done to make work. Instead, unemployment keeps climbing as well as the deficit. Tax cuts and toehr stupid gimmicks aren't the answer.

hat tip to http://financeopinionss.blogspot.com

[plaidsportcoat]

What conclusions do Florida radical religious people draw from this scourge of unhappiness in their state?

[totalliberal]

It's filled with hill billies and Winny old Republicans. Who could have figured.

[KIVPossum]

It's spelled Hillbilly, a term refering to rural mountain folks. Please quit insulting the good hillbillies who live in the southern Appalachians - they wouldn't consider Nebraska.

[haval2]

The wages in Florida are ridiculously low ... now there aren't even wages.

[studmoose]

Texas is lame, Florida is lame...

Let me guess. A Bush used to run both of those states?

[Gabrielle]

that' s right...we need some Dems like Alan Grayson to straighten up the mess....

[itys]

YOU ARE AN ID10T

[ladyvader]

A Bush didn't run either Texas or Florida?

Crist was AG under Jeb.

[ResidualSelfImage]

Obama is deserting main street and not fixing bad trade deals.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8LPNRI_6T8

[ObamAtomic]

As always.

[FoonTheElder]

I'm in Nebraska and I'm sure not very 'economically happy'. Wages here stink.

With a masters degree and a number of advanced designations, I'm making my lowest actual wage since 1993, and if you include inflation it goes back over 20 years. I'm making here what a person two years out of college would make.

In spite of all of the news about a low unemployment rate, there are very few good job openings. A well skilled friend of mine who is a tax lawyer has been out of work for over a year.

[plaidsportcoat]

Yes. We need to revolt because of wageslavery. That was why we originallyrevolted, too.

[Siebenstein]

Don't you like brutal capitalism?

[Stop the bail]

Woo hooo I love job less recoveries..10.2% unemployment and the stock market is up anyway. I'm sure all the millions of unemployed would feel relieved to know the economy is finally growing even if there won;t be any jobs available to them due to outsourcin­g/insourci­ng technological efficiency, or greedy employers.
http://financeopinionss.blogspot.com

We need a 2nd stimulus devoted only to JOBS

[Artemis34]

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/14/60minutes/main3833797.shtml

"And The Happiest Place On Earth Is..." [Denmark]

European social democracies beat the pants off of US in happiness!

We talk about "pursuit of happiness" but they've actually GOT IT!

[BigBagel]

They have fun there. America is like Chad.

[Artemis34]

LOL "America is like Chad." On the happiness front I take it?

[SangZe]

To have fun is illegal in the U.S.