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Guess Who Leads Among the World’s Most ‘Miserable’ Countries

Jan. 29, 2013 2:55pm

Feeling kind of low today? It could be worse: You could be a citizen of Spain.

Spain, South Africa, & Croatia Among the Worlds Most Miserable Countries

Courtesy Zero Hedge

The above chart is a representation of the “Misery Index,” a ranking of the world’s most “miserable” countries based on their unemployment and inflation rates. And as you can see, Spain’s clearly the most “miserable” country in the world, worse off than South Africa, Greece, and Egypt.

“[F]ear not Spain: Croatia which is set to join the EU in July is forecast to have a debt/GDP ratio of 63.6% by 2017 from 29.3% in 2008 as growth stagnates,” Zero Hedge notes.

“The country has one of the lowest labor participation rates in Europe at about 50 percent,” the report continues. “In other words, at just 26%, it’s a virtual guarantee that Spain … is about to be eclipsed as Europe does the one thing it is truly good at: spread misery for the ‘common good.’”

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  • jas7751
    Posted on January 29, 2013 at 4:43pm

    Would’ve thought Hawaii would be in the Top 10.

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    • Raging_Waters
      Posted on January 29, 2013 at 5:11pm

      Why has the Blaze yet to report on this? Would they prefer us at the top of that list?…

      http://beforeitsnews.com/survival/2013/01/obama-to-shut-down-southern-air-defense-systems-it-will-be-open-season-for-terrorists-flying-in-with-nukes-low-altitude-missiles-or-even-full-scale-invasion-of-america-2457732.html

      “An Exelis employee close to the TARS project had this to say about the closure of the sites:

      “Not only will this closure mean hundreds of people will be out of jobs, but it also means our borders will not be safe, especially along the remote U.S. Mexico Border like in Texas.

      These defense radars detect low flying aircraft infiltrating our borders.

      Without these defense radars, low flying aircraft will go undetected.

      It will be open season for any drug/gun/slave smugglers, terrorists flying in with nukes, low altitude missiles, or even a full scale low elevation invasion/attack against America.””

      Is this part of the payback Jarrett was talking about?

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    • jcldwl
      Posted on January 29, 2013 at 5:37pm

      @ ragingwaters
      interesting read confirms for me that we have far more sophisticated drones in higher numbers flying over our heads than I suspected. Even this communist regime wants to know what is coming in and going out. They just don’t want us to know how they know and what they are allowing in and out.

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    • jman-6
      Posted on January 29, 2013 at 8:54pm

      Raging-get some fresh air it was up earlier my friend!

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    • NoLimey
      Posted on January 30, 2013 at 3:06pm

      When did Hawaii become a couintry?

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  • Southernsoul
    Posted on January 29, 2013 at 4:42pm

    6 out of 10 of those countries are in Europe. I just can’t wait until we are just like Europe. I bet we’ll be in that top 10 in no time.

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  • freedomcatcher
    Posted on January 29, 2013 at 4:34pm

    Misery loves company.

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  • BlackCrow
    Posted on January 29, 2013 at 3:46pm

    And we are supposed to adopt the Communist provisions of the South African Constitution? They can go straight to South Africa!

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    • SacredHonor1776
      Posted on January 29, 2013 at 4:13pm

      But, but shared misery is better than only a few people having misery. Redistribution of misery is the future, comrade!

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  • Gold Coin & Economic News
    Posted on January 29, 2013 at 3:42pm

    I was thinking that Bill Clinton’s house was the most miserable country. What am I missing?

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  • copatriots
    Posted on January 29, 2013 at 3:32pm

    Oh come on……who could possibly believe that Egypt would make the list? Aren’t they euphoric now that the ******** Bros are in charge?

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    • SocialistSlayer
      Posted on January 29, 2013 at 3:43pm

      UH….. I believe th United States should be there ……. has anyone looked at our debt lately ??? And I know I am Miserable !

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  • SilentReader
    Posted on January 29, 2013 at 3:27pm

    Croatia, the puppet state created by the Nazis during WWII, is still a terrorist state. It was there that they gave birth to the Ustashe (Islamist & Croat Nazis) where they declared Croats Aryan and then proceeded to murder, along with the Vatican, in the most horrific ways possible 750,000 Christian Serbs, 75,000 Jews, and 50,000 Roma at Jasenovac Concentration Camp (the 3rd largest concentration camp in Europe). After WWII Communist Tito bulldozed over Jasenovac and forbid the Serbs to talk about it, all in the name of “brotherly love!”

    Today the Croatian Secret Service is comprised of the Mujahedeen terrorists, and they are participating in the illegal transport of large weapons, through the Port of Split, manufactured in the Bosniak part of Bosnia (which was the center of Tito’s military complex) under terrorist Bakir Izetbegovic (whose government is financed by Naser Keljmendi KLA kingpin), which go on to the Arab countries so that they can commit more atrocities.

    Is it no wonder that their unemployment rate is one of the worst in the Balkans, along with that other US-NATO-facilitated terrorist state, Kosovo, under the US-Clinton-NATO installed PM KLA Albanian drug mafia terrorist Hashim Thaci, PM of seized Kosovo.

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    • Witness1974
      Posted on January 29, 2013 at 4:04pm

      I haven’t been around long enough to know if you are really a silent reader or not, but I would encourage you to break your silence. Very well written enlightening piece. You are a person I would like to spend some time talking to. If you aren’t speaking publically much, I sure hope you are doing some writing.

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    • jman-6
      Posted on January 29, 2013 at 9:02pm

      Yes spill it sister the truth has no agenda! Milosevic was trying to crush the terrorist before it got outta hand and the idiots like Clinton lied to America and said he was comitting genocide! Terrorist are terrorist whether they read the Koran or the NYTimes in the oval office!

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  • The-Monk
    Posted on January 29, 2013 at 3:26pm

    Let’s see the real unemployment rates and put this graph in it’s proper prospective….

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  • TIMEBOMB
    Posted on January 29, 2013 at 3:22pm

    I want my serfs to know that I’m working very hard to get that top spot on the index. The good news is you ignorant bastards I mean supporters gave me four maybe even more years depending on weather or not I can manufacture another crisis between now and when that irrelevant constitution says I’m supposed to step down. I know you’re all behind me especially my favorite SS man, you want me to succeed but that success will seal your fate and make you all a slave to my regime,of course you’re too stupid to realize that because you voted for me,twice. LMAO

    I swear to myself you people have no idea what’s coming except of course the people who frequent this site,they know exactly what I’m doing and how I’m doing it.

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  • Cryinthewilderness
    Posted on January 29, 2013 at 3:21pm

    Where is the USA?

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  • Chromo200
    Posted on January 29, 2013 at 3:18pm

    The problem with “That Guy” (Lord of the Flies) and his followers believe that they will not make the mistakes of the previous marxist generations. They believe they know better. They never read and learn of history.

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  • PurrrpleMtnMajesty
    Posted on January 29, 2013 at 3:18pm

    Islamic ruled or socialism, either path will get your country on this list eventually.

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  • whatthecrazy
    Posted on January 29, 2013 at 3:17pm

    Misery is what i feel when i see the one.

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  • searching for the Truth
    Posted on January 29, 2013 at 3:14pm

    Figured Greece would be tops about right now though.

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  • lel2007
    Posted on January 29, 2013 at 3:13pm

    The worst of the worst is still better off than North Korea.

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  • FiscalBill
    Posted on January 29, 2013 at 3:13pm

    Give us a few more years and we can beat Spain! YES WE CAN! FORWARD SHEEPLE!

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  • searching for the Truth
    Posted on January 29, 2013 at 3:11pm

    Ireland ! Maybe it’s those darn cookies ? Soap perhaps? Who know knows those crazy little Leprechauns have been know to go on jehad you know!

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  • Popp40
    Posted on January 29, 2013 at 3:06pm

    I’m surprise America isn’t on there….you have those on the right who are miserable because they see their country being destroyed and then you have those on the left who are miserable that the country isn’t destroyed at a faster pace.

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  • walnutportconservative
    Posted on January 29, 2013 at 3:05pm

    Do they have a problem there with illegal immigration?
    Why don’t these spanish immigrants flee there?
    Why are these folks trying to turn the US into misery?

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  • Jacopone
    Posted on January 29, 2013 at 3:05pm

    Oh, how can it be, Spain is a Socialist Monarchy? Oh wait, isn’t that what Obama is attempting to achieve? Will he campaign to be King or just anoint himself and Lady Wide Britches?

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  • vic138
    Posted on January 29, 2013 at 3:04pm

    Our progressives love south Africa for its constitution. I guess the joke is on the people that live there.

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  • Gonzo
    Posted on January 29, 2013 at 3:04pm

    South Africa #2. Nice work Mandela.

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on January 29, 2013 at 3:03pm

    Can we send Biden, Hillary, Holder, and Obama there?

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  • DougHuffman
    Posted on January 29, 2013 at 3:03pm

    I don’t see the United States of Obamanation on that graphic. The Lord of Flies is all for equality of misery, I’m sure he’ll see to US being on that scale. MOLON LABE Lord of Flies, Lord of Lies

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  • progressiveslayer
    Posted on January 29, 2013 at 3:02pm

    Spain and her ‘green energy’ policy have done wonders for it’s economy huh? Have no fear obamazombies your leader will give us ‘green energy’ as well and we’ll be just as miserable as Spain.

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    • walnutportconservative
      Posted on January 29, 2013 at 3:16pm

      Check out the Unemployment in places like West VA. Coal has stopped being mined and McDow County is hurting big time. EPA won round one and the second round hasn’t even heard the bell yet.

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    • theBru
      Posted on January 29, 2013 at 3:16pm

      coming soon to a town near you…we are already there, we just have better liars in place than Spain…can you say artificially propped up, and now that bhoLE has secured (stolen) re-election, the gloves will be coming off sooner…

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