From WalletHub:
Happiest States in America (2024)
Happiness comes from a combination of internal and external factors. We can influence it somewhat by approaching situations positively or choosing to spend time with people we love, doing activities we enjoy. However, other things out of our control, like the cost-of-living crisis or the stress of being in an election year – and they have taken a toll, with only 47% of Americans saying they are “very satisfied” with their lives.
New Jersey
New Jersey is the third-happiest state, with the lowest share of people reporting traumatic events during their childhood and the second-highest life satisfaction rate. The state also has the second-lowest depression rate and the second-highest share of people who have supportive relationships and love in their lives. All these factors come together to create the conditions for good mental health.
Residents of New Jersey also demonstrate their happiness in their marriages. The Garden State has the third-lowest separation and divorce rate in the country, at around 17%.
Finally, when it comes to finances, New Jersey has the third-highest share of households earning over $75,000 per year. It also has the sixth-lowest food insecurity rate, which shows that the state is making progress when it comes to addressing poverty. Plus, New Jersey has the ninth-lowest share of people who get anxious when thinking about their personal finances.
Baa Baa Booey!
Where’s California, Oregon and Washington? It’s only red states where deplorables reside that have poor quality of life. And where’s New York?
Fast: If NJ ranks so high, why do so many people appear so angry. Just saying.
Oh yeah? Fuck you.
Jersey boy:
“I will cripple you and you have no idea what that means. Nobody does,” Daggett said in a video released by the union last month.
“These people today don’t know what a strike is,” “Everything in the United States comes on a ship.”
“First week, it will be all over the news — boom, boom, boom. Second week, guys who sell cars can’t sell cars because the cars ain’t coming in off the ships. They get laid off. Third week, malls start closing down. They can’t get the goods from China. They can’t sell clothes. They can’t do this. Everything in the United States comes on on a ship. They go out of business. Construction workers get laid off because the materials aren’t coming . The steel i s not coming in. The lumber is not coming in. They lose their jobs. Everybody is hating the Longshoremen now because now they realize how important our jobs are now.”
California is great, if you are rich. Have been very happy hanging out in places like Palo Alto, Malibu, San Diego, Napa, etc.
California has some awesome weather and natural amenities … but also a very high poverty rate, relativity low IQ underclass and some industries like show biz are dying.
Couple that with a propensity for huge fires and natural disasters. Viola unhappiness !
An interesting article on Breitbart reference the recent jobs report-
Breitbart Business Digest: The October Surprise Jobs Numbers Aren’t What They Seem
The article discusses how the Bureau of Labor Statistics uses seasonal adjustments to massage the numbers. You have reality and then you have your government stats.
Grim: Really? The people are awful. No one is direct with you. Everyone wears a mask. We are harsh and abrasive, but at least you know where you stand.
10:59 hahaha I think that’s a lot of places but yeah the CA native is a strange bird.