24 Year high on the U.S. Misery Index.

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U.S. Inflation + Unemployment = Misery Index.

http://www.miseryindex.us/

http://www.miseryindex.us/indexbyyear.asp

1984	11.81
1985	10.74
1986	8.91
1987	9.84
1988	9.57
1989	10.09		Bush, G.H.W.
1990	11.01
1991	11.10
1992	10.52
1993	9.87		Clinton
1994	8.71
1995	8.40
1996	8.34
1997	7.28
1998	6.05
1999	6.41
2000	7.35
2001	7.59		Bush, G.W.
2002	7.37
2003	8.26
2004	8.21
2005	8.48
2006	7.87
2007	7.46
11.3% July 2008