Friday, Aug 29, 2008

No prizes for guessing who didn't make the list

BusinessWeek: The (New) World's Happiest Countries

Not completely directly related to HPC but more a Friday interlude to the constant stream of doom. Curiously, some of these most cheerful places are characterized by high taxes, rugged terrain, poor weather, or low income.

Posted by denzil @ 01:54 PM (438 views) Add Comment

5 Comments

1. jonb said...

I wonder if Ireland, Northern Ireland and Iceland will still be on the list next year?

Friday, August 29, 2008 02:26PM Report Comment
 

2. peter_2008 said...

Most of countries on the list will be in a recession next year. Will they still be so happy, once the free credit completely runs out?

Friday, August 29, 2008 02:27PM Report Comment
 

3. last_days_of_disco said...

I would like to see the update on this in 1 years time. It think some of them are going to power spectacularly out of this list.

Fluff caused by debt. At least four of the places listed are heading for/in economic meltdown.

I count:

Ireland
Northern Ireland
Iceland
Denmark

Oh well, let the good times roll for now...

Friday, August 29, 2008 02:30PM Report Comment
 

4. peter_2008 said...

The rest on the list rely on other countries keeping spending, so they will go down even harder.

Friday, August 29, 2008 02:36PM Report Comment
 

5. Campin said...

wh.....at a crok of ..................

Friday, August 29, 2008 07:05PM Report Comment
 

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