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They would? I doubt that under our current.

Costa Rica has no army. Central America as a whole is known for civil unrest, but Costa Rica has a stable democracy and abolished its army altogether in 1949. Instead of spending a huge portion of its income on defense like the United States does, the Costa Rican government pours the money into education and health care. Educated, healthy people are more likely to be happy! There are pro and cons here George. How would CR protect itself against ISIS?

Topping the list of happiest countries is Costa Rica. This finding is not all that surprising—Costa Rica often ranks high in cross-national measures of happiness. It is not a particularly wealthy country in terms of GDP, but research suggests that GDP may not be the best indicator of national well-being. The per capita GDP of the United States is about four times higher than that of Costa Rica, but the United States ranks 16th for subjective happiness, based on our data. After Costa Rica come Croatia, Chile, Malaysia, and Colombia, countries that, like Costa Rica, are not particularly high in GDP. Although our data can’t tell us exactly why residents of these countries are the happiest, we can speculate that factors other than income may be at play. One clue is that these five countries are also among the lowest 10 in loneliness (meaning that their residents are less lonely than most other students in the course), and among the top 10 in social connection, based on our data, suggesting that strong social ties may trump income when it comes to happiness. Geographical differences in happiness may be due in part to cultural differences. Collectivist cultures—those that emphasize group cohesion and shared goals—may rank higher in social connectedness and lower in loneliness due to these cultural values. Individualistic cultures, by contrast, may rank higher on happiness measures that tap into personal accomplishments and self-esteem. The United States, for example, ranked 6th in flourishing, a measure that includes several items focused on individual accomplishments (e.g., “I am competent and capable in the activities that are important to me.â€). A couple of notes on methodology. First, we looked only at data from the 58 countries with at least 25 students who completed the survey. The countries with the largest representation are the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, and India. Second, we can’t make generalizations about a country as a whole based on a small sample of its residents, especially since respondents are not a representative sample of the entire country’s population. Nonetheless, we can at least gain some insights about the students taking UC Berkeley’s course. Here are the lists of the countries that scored toward the top of several measures of well-being included on our survey at the start of “The Science of Happiness.†Subjective Happiness The Subjective Happiness Scale was used to assess global, subjective beliefs about whether one is a happy or unhappy person, independent of specific bases of happiness or unhappiness, such as positive and negative life events or circumstances. Sample item: “In general I consider myself a very happy person.†Top 25 countries: 1. Costa Rica 2. Croatia 3. Chile 4. Malaysia 5. Colombia 6. Switzerland 7. Thailand 8. Czech Republic 9. Philippines 10. Bulgaria 11. Mexico 12. Peru 13. Canada 14. New Zealand 15. Finland 16. United States 17. Spain 18. Australia 19. Denmark 20. United Arab Emirates 21. Romania 22. South Africa 23. India 24. Ukraine 25. Venezuela On the flip side, students from these 10 countries scored the lowest on the happiness scale: Iran, Serbia, Egypt, Pakistan, Russia, Scotland, Saudi Arabia, Latvia, England, and Poland. Life Satisfaction The Satisfaction with Life Scale was used to assess people’s appraisals of the overall conditions of their lives. Sample item: “In most ways my life is close to my ideal.†Top 10 countries: 1. Costa Rica 2. Chile 3. Thailand 4. Colombia 5. Switzerland 6. Ecuador 7. Czech Republic 8. Austria 9. Sweden 10. Malaysia Students from these 10 countries scored the lowest on the life satisfaction scale: Serbia, Iran, Egypt, Russia, Turkey, Poland, Pakistan, England, Italy, and Ukraine. Flourishing The Flourishing Scale was used to assess well-being across a range of domains, including self-esteem, meaning and purpose, relationship functioning, and optimism. Sample item: “I live a purposeful and meaningful life.†Top 10 countries: 1. Costa Rica 2. Chile 3. Thailand 4. Colombia 5. Switzerland 6. United States 7. Philippines 8. Mexico 9. Croatia 10. Canada Students from these 10 countries scored the lowest on the flourishing scale: Russia, Iran, Poland, Egypt, Japan, Indonesia, Turkey, Italy, Lithuania, and Ukraine. Social Connection We assessed social connection by asking people to rate how closely they see themselves in relation to the people they encounter in daily life, as represented by a series of circles that overlap to various degrees. Higher scores on this measure, the Inclusion of Other in the Self Scale, are indicated by greater overlap between the “self†and “other†circles. Top 10 countries: 1. Bulgaria 2. Pakistan 3. Croatia 4. Thailand 5. Philippines 6. Costa Rica 7. Chile 8. India 9. Malaysia 10. Spain Students from these 10 countries scored the lowest on social connection: Lithuania, Ecuador, Iran, Saudi Arabia, China, Japan, Norway, Russia, Slovenia, and Hungary. Loneliness The UCLA Loneliness Scale was used to assess people’s subjective feelings of loneliness and social isolation. Sample item: “I feel in tune with the people around me.†Top 10 countries (scored lowest on this scale): 1. Croatia 2. Denmark 3. Hungary 4. Thailand 5. Colombia 6. Chile 7. Costa Rica 8. New Zealand 9. Germany 10. Slovenia Students from these 10 countries scored the highest on the loneliness scale (meaning they’re the most lonely): Pakistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Eqypt, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Russia, Ecuador, Indonesia, and Malaysia. (Interestingly, Malaysia is the one exception to the point I made above, that loneliness is inversely related to happiness—it is the one country that scored in the top 10 in both happiness and loneliness.) Perceived Stress The Perceived Stress Scale was used to assess the degree to which people find their lives to be unpredictable, uncontrollable, and overwhelming. Example item: “In the last month, how often have you felt that you were unable to control the important things in your life?†Top 10 countries (scored lowest on this scale): 1. Thailand 2. Costa Rica 3. Malaysia 4. Switzerland 5. Croatia 6. Chile 7. New Zealand 8. Sweden 9. Colombia 10. Denmark Students from these 10 countries scored the highest on perceived stress: Egypt, Iran, Vietnam, Indonesia, Pakistan, Serbia, Turkey, Argentina, Russia, and Singapore.

George what are gun ownership rights in CR?

You want to Vito Europe before WW3 in full swing. It's on the brink now. Screw the vacations and start prepping. Although a trip to Costa Rica sounds idea and always thought of relocating there to get away from our corrupt government.

Vandy is great value at 5/1. They have the same team as last year with experience of winning the title.

Overrated: Surgeon Underrated: Veterinarian

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Overrated: socialist Underrated: conservatives

Irving or Harden at 7-1....good value

Washington State won outright. Had them +4.5

Overrated: Rick Patino Underrated: Mark Few

Overrated: big government Underrated: private sector

Overrated: Las Vegas Underrated: Reno

Diabler MYanks Mil Mike Kinger Coach Sperm Joeybagofdonuts A handful made the HM....

Pinny, why do you waste so much time and energy getting worked up over this Internet posters that have it out for you? Move on and never look back at negativity. I make light of negative post about me. Be like an old whore and don't give a fuck for nothing.

Rusty Nail Drambuie and Scotch on the rocks.

For how many scoots??? What's Miker worth here? Miker is my baseball tout. $500 for the season.

The lame stream media and drive by's destroyed Palin because he was a serious threat. Progressives dominate the media so the right will never get a fair shake. The left will demonize and lie the Repubs and conservatives. Everyone has their own beliefs and no minds will ever be changed. Growing up I didliked politics until I became interested in the 90s. I remember in USMC when just about every Marine hated Clinton. May the best person win. Will not vote if it's Hilary vs Jeb.

Why is that? Was it because Billy was a president for two terms? Palin would run circles around this nut job.

Jeb Bush is a cover up liberal.

You are clearly misguided. Hillary has too much dirt on her and would make a boring candidate. One word Benghazi. Oh and her sniper fire rant. This broad is a piece of work. Scott Walker or Ted Cruz or the USA will soon become a socialist country with a weak military. See Greece....