Jimmah Carter = Misery Index (among other things)
Hmm.
Lets see; elected in 1976 and took office January 1977. Okay have that plot.
Beaten by Reagan in 1980 and left office in 1981. Okay have that plot.
January 1977 the misery curve spikes upward and peaks in 1980. Hmm…
Oh I see it! It all depends on what “our” means. So based on his term as President his values were the nation’s values. So we have lost our need to be miserable and must regain it! But then the President is very well insulated from all of the problems faced by the electorate.
I miss the late 1970’s as much as I miss 21% interest rates; buying gas on alternate days based on my car’s tags, spending winters with the house set for 65 - 70 degrees and summers set for 80 - 85 degrees, the Soviet Union running every international conference, and the mainstream media reporting the number of days that American diplomats were held hostage (guess the MSM didn’t understand how the voters would view that display of “Presidential Leadership”).
Jimmy go back to your farm and collect your federal retirement and peanut bonus and be thankful you have Secret Service protection where ever you go so you don’t have any fears like the rest of us who are still paying you for your incompetence!