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How Miserable? Index Says the Worst in 28 Years
• CNBC.comIn Fact, misery, as measured in the unofficial Misery Index that simply totals the unemployment and inflation rates, is at a 28-year high, reflective of how weak the economic recovery has been and how far there is to go.