The Misery Index is the economic measure of the economic distress which takes into consideration the unemployment in relation to inflation. The Misery Score is the tabulated tax burden which the citizens of a given country bear. Forbes, in its glossy-magazine-wisdom has taken data from “Cities Ranked & Rated” (Bert Sperling, 2007) and Moody’s to crunch figures on the top 150 metropolitan cities. Based upon crime, commute times, taxes, unemployment, and… weather – Detroit came out as the most miserable.

The story without giving advertising money to the Forbes Empire here [link]

I would like to extend my gratitude to Forbes Magazine and Forbes.com for making my city and state more attractive to new industries and businesses.

We here in Detroit, invite you to come visit us for our stunning crime and violent crime. Those of us who have jobs in the service industry commute from far and wide to meet your needs at an attractive (albeit taxed to the eyeballs) price. Forbes rated us the most miserable city in the country, so stop in and gawk! Sorry we can’t do anything about the terrible weather, we can’t move the jet-stream or the lakes. However, our high foreclosure rate means low low prices! What you save on a new home can go into the ever increasing cost to heat and cool your home, say “bah” to the weather!

In my spiteful-blogging-wisdom, I am now replacing the adjective miserable with the word Forbes.