It's Time for a New "Misery Index"

Townhall.com ^ | August 29, 2010 | Austin Hill

[Uncle Ike]

” Is there any statistic, any “index” that can capture America’s fiscal misery today? “

Ummmmm....

Congress’ approval rate at 11 percent????

[screaminsunshine]

How about the % of difference in public sector and private sector unemployment plus the % of difference in public and private salary.

[The_Victor]

Is there any statistic, any “index” that can capture America’s fiscal misery today?

The number of democRATs holding public office would certainly have a direct correlation to misery.

[hal ogen]

After much thought I came to the conclusion that the nobama-Misery Index should feature two factors: (1) a countdown calender to the November elections and (2) a countdown of the days nobamja has remaining in the White House. That pretty much encapsulates misery.

[knarf]

"Is there any statistic, any “index” that can capture America’s fiscal misery today?"

Take your pick;

unemployment % contrasted/compared to "the economy's recovering" quotes .. averaged;

number of "white" events compared/contrasted to "black" ones .. (sorry folks .. zero's emboldening effects targetted colored and minority people ... whites were and are NEVER encouraged by zero's ascension to the throne .. deal with it);

Count the big trucks on the highway and at truck stops .. fewer trucks, fewer/lesser goods transported;

An earlier thread targetted shrinking goods/packaging in the grocery and other stores;

Actually, just about every area of America as we used to know her is changed .. altered, if you will.

Let's pray God DOES restore us.

[screaminsunshine]

True. The ratio of Democrats in office is directly associated to the misery in the area.

[screaminsunshine]

Like the old America held hostage countup. But this would be the ‘America held hostage’ countdown.

[lonestar]

It's time for another "I'm Eddie Chiles... and I'm mad!"--he would then explain what he was mad about and why...always something Carter had done or not done.

"I'm mad, too, Eddie!" bumper stickers popped up all over.

It helped pave the way for RR, IMO, especially with Dems for Reagan.

[Justa]

I want to see a “slavery index”. Inflation + unemployment + average tax rate + national debt.

[screaminsunshine]

I do not know if there are numbers high enough if you include the debt.

[Leisler]

[Yo-Yo]

Here's your new misery index. Instead of reporting the unemployment number U-1 each month, which magically go down even as more jobs are lost (because the government decides that even more people "gave up" looking for work so are no longer counted as unemployed!), report U-6 which is a closer approximation to how unemployment was counted during Great Depression I.

[Yo-Yo]

Sorry, I meant U-3 is the official unemployment number.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

Another plus for that group: They don’t have to buy a gym membership to fight obesity.

[tbw2]

Real unemployed total headcount (discouraged workers, fired people, contractors who don’t count)
Official unemployed total headcount
Number of illegal aliens “here to work”

[CodeToad]

Current Misery Index

[Caipirabob]

Good morning, Leisler - I’m intrugued by that paiting. Would you please let me know the title so I can research it?
Cheers and thanks!

[Caipirabob]

“intrugued” would translate as “Intrigued”. *sigh*

[GOPJ]

It’s up to us ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrATS4mthX4