It's staggering how quickly things can change. In 2014, Venezuelans were some of the happiest people in the world, and according to Pew happier than the average

It's staggering how quickly things can change. In 2014, Venezuelans were some of the happiest people in the world, and according to Pew happier than the average American [1] Now it easily tops the Bloomberg misery index for the second year in a row [2] [1] http://www.pewglobal.org/2014/10/30/people-in-emerging-markets-catch-up-to-advanced-economies-in-life-satisfaction/satisfaction-08/ http://www.pewglobal.org/2014/10/30/people-in-emerging-marke... [2] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-02-04/these-are-the-world-s-most-miserable-economies http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-02-04/these-are-...