America´s Most Miserable Cities 05-02-2008 Research shows that many Americans have to live in miserable cities. The
economic indicator most often used to measure misery is the Misery Index. A
Misery Score also exists, which is the sum of corporate, personal, employer and
sales taxes in different countries. The US Magazine ´Forbes´argued that there
are more factors causing Americans misery. It created the Forbes Misery Measure
and composed a list of the most miserable cities in the United States.
Forbes Magazine created its own Misery Measure and produced a list of
America´s most miserable cities. The Misery Measure is based on unemployment and
personal tax rates, but also adds four more factors that can make people
miserable: commute times, weather, crime and toxic waste dump in your backyard.
The number one on the list of the most miserable cities in the United States
is Detroit, followed by Stockton and Flint. However, important economic centres
such as New York and Los Angeles score high on the list, and are said to ´induce
a ton of misery´.
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