WV Wins Last Place Again

by: wvblueguy

Sat Feb 21, 2015 at 22:08:48 PM EST

WV is still the unhappiest State in the nation as reported in the Washington Post.. Check it out. Our Republican Masters in Charleston are doing everything they can to keep us there!

The 2014 edition shows Alaskans near the head of the pack in every category. Texans and New Mexicans had the second and third greatest sense of purpose. Only Hawaiians were more pleased than Alaskans with their financial and physical lives. Inhabitants of the Last Frontier were happier with their communities than anyone but South Dakotans and Montanans. And they scored the seventh-highest in social satisfaction; South Dakota, Wyoming and South Carolina made up the top three.

While the 10 most satisfied states were all in the West and Midwest, residents of the Rust Belt and the South were the most unhappy. West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio and Mississippi dwelled at the bottom of the rankings. Virginia landed in the 14th position, while Maryland fell at 29th.

Well-being surveys aren’t just for bragging rights. Previous surveys have found that better scores are related to positive outcomes such as lower workplace absenteeism rates, better performance at work, lower obesity rates, and lower rates of teen pregnancy and crime. 

Not fair to give so much credit to the Republicans as the Republicrats support for the phony War on Coal and hating Obama assured that our state would make the bottom of the heap for the fourth straight year. Maybe if real Democrats ran the State this could be changed.