The Misery Index: A Reality Check | Steve H. Hanke | Cato Institute: Commentary

The Misery Index: A Reality Check | Steve H. Hanke | Cato Institute: Commentary: "The data in the misery index chart speak loudly. Contrary to left-wing dogma, the Reagan 'free-market years,' were very good ones. And the Clinton years of Victorian fiscal virtues – when President Clinton proclaimed in his January 1996 State of the Union address: 'the era of big government is over' – were also very good ones."