First, the good news.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Florida ranks as the third “happiest” state in the country. Right after Louisiana and Hawaii and right before Tennessee and Arizona. New Jersey, Indiana, Michigan, Connecticut and New York were the bottom five and presumably not at all happy about it. The criteria that mattered most: climate, crime rates and air quality. Apparently, those residing in sunny, outdoorsy states are happiest.
Now, even better news. Florida is hardly maxed out. The Sunshine state can still get a whole lot happier. Just imagine how happy Floridians would be if construction and tourism weren’t down; the tax system broken, hurricane insurance dicey; the state budget in deficit and unemployment at 11.5 per cent?