Why are Americans so darn happy?

Studies constantly show that conservatives are more contented with their lives than liberals. The USA is a conservative nation (at least compared to the rest of the world). Hence, we are happier.

I tell those people to travel internationally.

Those Americans who aren’t happy never will be. They aren’t content with what they’ve got; they always want more. They want a better house, a better job, a better wife.

Those of us who are happy are happy because we live in the best country in the world. Best, not perfect. The unhappy think ‘perfect’ is attainable. I’d rather live in the best country than the perfect country.

I will stop babbling now…

I could not help but listen to muyuso and his/her woeful tale of repression, uncertainty and near despair. I would diagnose your problem as general ignorance of this planets peoples history. You can soothe this by finding out WTF has been and is going on. You can’t identify the players without a program nor should you vote/hire some guy to take care of things for you.

If this were a movie, I’d of prefaced the whole thing by slapping your mug while shouting “calm down, snap out of it!”

You could argue that the economy is headed for recession, but compared to downturns of the past, it’s not likely to be that bad.

The credit crunch is starting to hit the wider economy. The last credit crunch of this scale was the great depression.

I explained why I’m so happy. I live in the Greatest State in the Greatest Country in the World. I legally immigrated to this Great Country, which makes me happier. I live in Hawai’i, in Hilo the Hula capital of the world. I’m happy I don’t have to look forward to 72 virgins. Can you imagine.

Happy! That’s how I feel, especially with 5 kids, an SUV, two refrigerators, washer & dryer, furnace that runs 24/7, leaky windows, and plenty of wild game to hunt.

And now that I’ve taken away all of your carbon credits, my life is complete… HAHAHAHA!!!!

Actually, I am tens of times more likely to accidentaly kill myself than to be killed in a terrorist attack, so the government better protect me from myself as well.

muyoso on January 7, 2008 at 7:45 PM

Just don’t get your entrails all over my nice clean shoes

The Panhellenic Socialist Movement (ΠΑΣΟΚ) swept into power after a one-word campaign: Αλλαγή ”change”).
Tzetzes on January 7, 2008

Well said!

He is a Ron Paul supporter, do I really need to say any more?

doriangrey on January 7, 2008 at 8:20 PM

DOH! I just wasted good information for a rupaulian! geez, could ya had told me sooner! LOL Thanks!

buy low, sell high baby!

Biffstir on January 7, 2008 at 8:27 PM

Just purchased myself a nice litle two bedroom home near Phoenix for next to nothing… this is a good chance for a lot of people to make some money, you’re absolutely right.

…is exactly what most will receive for their efforts. What the he11. Maybe O’BamBam will screw up. We can always hope.

Could you guys learn to spell, first of all? The typos and poor grammar are killing me. But I digress…

My brother sent this link out to his email list over the weekend and I watched it with my wife yesterday, http://www.storyofstuff.com/. Take the 7 mins or so to watch it, if for no other reason to see how the lefty hell-tank Tides Foundation spins our evil, consumptive ways. Then go back and read the article on this post. Completely opposite on many accounts.

While I DO think we’ve become an overly consumptive society and we CAN be smarter about our natural resources (and those of other countries, frankly), at the end of the day the market forces will prevail. Gas is expensive because there are simply MORE PEOPLE DEMANDING IT! (if those darn Commies would’ve just kept their people in check instead of letting them join our consumptive global economy, dammit!) Supply is pretty much running at full tilt, and until we can come up with an alt fuel that doesn’t require a gallon of gas to make a gallon of it, we’re still on the petro-habit.
Finally….remember when the Japanese were over here buying up all our real estate and fine art in ’90-92? They eventually sold it all back at a loss. I’d recommend following El Guapo’s advice: buy low, sell high baby!

Please stop while you are ahead.

upinak on January 7, 2008 at 8:12 PM

He is a Ron Paul supporter, do I really need to say any more?

muyoso on January 7, 2008 at 7:52 PM

Refinaries could be one prime example. Do you read stats on anything concerning oil? Or even better natural gas? Please explain to me why many people are paying over 100 dollars a month on heating their house with natural gas, when the stock market only had it at 7.64 a unit today? Natural Gas is a heck of a lot more expensive right now then Oil!

muyoso, I really don’t think you understand taxes in States concerning energy and control. EPA controls a wide assortment of taxes on Gasoline, Diesel and Natural Gas. Especially now that the EPA is not Federal anymore and is mandated by … TA DA, YOUR STATE!

The BBL (blue barrel) of Oil is also mandated by need and interest or necessity. If the refineries can’t get what they are refining (the OIL!) done fast enough, they have a tax put on them! And If they have a surplus of certain types of (multiple) oil, then what can you do but again.. FINE THEM!

Also some refineries are known to only refine certain types of oil.. shale, sweet crude, etc. And in other cases most refineries only refine oil for … are you ready… plastic, due to higher call volume and price difference. Yep that wonderful polymer that everyone in the world uses now.

Please stop while you are ahead.

As an American here, things are incredibly cheap to me: 81 RMB translates to about an $11 lunch, and what I’m likely to spend on souvenirs for friends and family is something many here could only dream of having.

We already know that many websites are blocked here. Among them are a few we take for granted, including LiveJournal and Wikipedia. To be honest, I’m surprised I can still access HotAir and Michelle’s blog. Those may be the exception to the overall rule, however.

I’ve only been here two days thus far. But what I’ve seen has left me with two impressions: 1) The people here are incredibly industrious, making the best of a situation we might find staggering, and 2) I’m very appreciative of the freedoms we still have back home. A little change now and again is healthy, and we have a nation that can handle it. Whether or not we could handle massive change — such as the socialist system The Hildabeast is offering up — that may be up for debate. Given our current security situation, the 8 Ball tends toward “No.”

I’ll be crossing my fingers and praying. There’s too much at stake this time around.

Good point. There’s a line from an old Hank,Jr song that says…”did you ever see those refugees headin’ the other way?”.