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Inflation and unemployment both make you miserable, but maybe not equally

7 mins | Nov 1, 2022
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The 'Misery Index' doesn't quite fit modern society. With an imminent recession, political turmoil and war raging in Ukraine, Josh Zumbrun explains that the Misery Index can no longer capture how overall economic conditions affect the nation's mood.

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