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By Cara McCoy 
Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010 | 12:41 p.m.
Forbes' 'Most Stressful' List
- 1. Las Vegas
- 2. Los Angeles
- 3. Houston
- 4. Tampa, Fla.
- 5. Riverside, Calif.
- 6. Miami
- 7. Dallas
- 8. New York
- 9. Chicago
- 10. Detroit
Sun Coverage
It's no secret that the Great Recession has hit Las Vegas hard: the unemployment rate is in the double digits, foreclosure rates are sky high and tourism has dropped.
The resulting frayed nerves across the valley led Forbes magazine to dub Las Vegas as the No. 1 most stressful city in the country, according to a ranking released Monday.
The magazine said it evaluated the country's major metropolitan areas on six metrics it believed to be stressors: high unemployment, long work hours, limited access to health care, poor physical health, lack of exercise and long commute times.
After Las Vegas, Los Angeles ranks No. 2 most stressful; Houston ranks No. 3.
Last month, state officials estimated that 141,500 people in Las Vegas were unemployed. The valley's 14.5 percent unemployment rate was the highest of any city the survey looked at, Forbes said.
Las Vegas also ranked highest among the cities evaluated for residents' exercise habits; it was ranked second for poor physical health and third for limited access to health care, which it defined as those who did not have health care coverage. It came in sixth for long working hours.
A bright spot was in the area of commuting: Las Vegas was 32nd of the 40 major metropolitan areas Forbes looked at to compile the list.
The ranking is based on June unemployment figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The other metrics were calculated based on 2008 data -- the most recent year for which data were available -- from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the magazine said.
Earlier this month, Clark County was ranked No. 9 on the Associated Press's list of the 20 most economically stressed counties. The AP ranked Lyon County in western Nevada at No. 3 and neighboring Nye County at No. 4.
That index calculates a score based on a county's unemployment, foreclosure and bankruptcy rates. A higher score indicates more stress and a county generally is considered to be stressed when its score exceeds 11.
Lyon County scored 26.81; Nye, 24.78; Clark, 23.36.
Eighteen of the 20 most stressed counties are in Nevada, California and Arizona.
Thank you harry Reid. Your last 4 years leading the Senate down a path of destruction has harmed the entire nation but somehow you made your home state the worst.
"Eighteen of the 20 most stressed counties are in Nevada, California and Arizona." I'm not surprised. Posters out there want to throw in their two cents worth in as to the reasons why? What can we do to change this?
@neiman1
You know something, the tree in my front yard has been there for 4 years too. Perhaps we can blame it for bringing down the economy as well. Perhaps it led my neighborhood down a path of destruction that lowered property values and ultimately through a series of chain-reactions caused the nationwide housing recession.
Curse you, insignificant items of coincidence!
LOL @ blaming Reid. What a hoot.
@info4you2see
The economy is in the toilet, and as a result not only are prices going up, but for those who do have jobs, our employers are trying to squeeze more and more work out of us without any compensation or relief from hiring more workers. Even so, who knows if those of us who have jobs are going to be able to keep them. Corporations have gone from implementing "cost-cutting measures" as devices to save their businesses, to strategies to boost their bottom line now that they are stabilized. Even if you do have a well-paying job guaranteed for the rest of your life, buying a house is still a crap-shoot with prices plummeting and Section 8 renters moving in and destroying neighborhoods at random.
Combine all that and more together, and you'l get the answer as to why life here is so stressful: Uncertainty about the future.
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You can thank Gibbons!
The economy went to hell under Bush! Think back 3 years and you'll remember that.
Forbes sucks, they just intentionally pick on Vegas because it brings them marketing exposure.
We still get 37 odd million people here a year, far more then anyone else.
For example, try living in crappy cities like Columbus, Ohio where everything is shut down and bankrupt.
There are many worse cities. This survey is BS.
Funny! I visit LV as a stress release
@nitty27
Visiting on a vacation that has no responsibilities is one thing. Having to live here and deal with the day to day realities and problems we have is another. We live here and don't lounge by the hotel pools, get massages at the Spas, nor play slots 24/7. Of course the foolish people who believed that were the ones that fueled the housing boom...
If you got a job at Disneyland, you don't think they'd pay you to ride the rides all day, do you? Don't expect the same living in Vegas.
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Thank you Jim Gibbons. Your last 4 years leading Nevada down a path of destruction has harmed the entire state but somehow you made Las Vegas the worst.
For all the stupid people out there, there is plenty of blame to go around. Blaming Reid is pretty lame. What about Gibbons? What about John Ensign? What about George Bush. Actually the real blame lies right here in our own community. We have a highly uneducated citzenry here in neveda and local leaders who only cared about growth. Eventually those two things lead to a bust of epic proportions. Most of our cronicly unemployed are in construction and those jobs are NEVER coming back and those people have little or no education to start a new career. So Nevada is in for a long long recovery and there is nothing Reid can do about it.
We'll have even less if we give any ground to the rich Republicans !
sevenhills...exactly...they make money out of ranking things...arbitrary at best...US News & World Report just released their "best colleges" crapola...all Ivy League...just like Forbes, it is designed to generate revenue...
@nitty27:
You are so right, most tourists come to Vegas to relax and have some fun.
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These lists are BS. Now what was the fattest city?
Wow, so Harry Reid wields such far reaching power that he single-handedly destroyed the US economy and sent the entire world into an economic funk. Never mind all the bad economic policy and war mongering of the hawks in the Bush administration.
You know, if you're honest with yourself, you'll understand that both parties pander to voters by promises of attaining the American dream quick and easy.
If you're honest with yourself, the practice of bundling exotic mortgage securities and betting against them while selling them at the same time originated in Wall Street.
Unless your last name is Grecko, you're a fool to vote for Republicans who only work to make the rich richer and squeeze the middle class. With their promises to letting you keep your guns, you happily bend over backwards while they fleece you.
And for the propaganda conspiracy theorists- No, Forbes doesn't make big profit off these silly lists, believe me. This isn't their swimsuit issue.
Blame the "lame stream media" as you conservatives call it, but facts are facts and Las Vegas right now is not a great place to live with all the problems it faces.
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Try living in southern California if you want to see true stress. You want your kids to go to decent schools? You want to be under 20 miles from the coast? $500k+ is your entry fee for those two items. You get a 3bd/2bd under 2000 sqft house, most likely a fixer. You get to commute to work -- 20-30 miles through some of the wost gridlock in the country.
LV is a mess, yes. But the entire country is stressed out, except maybe Hawaii!
Thank you sevenhills you are so right Forbes "sucks" big time for rating Las Vegas #1. "FABULOUS" Las Vegas should not even be in the top 100. OMG come-on we can all name a 100 ugly terrible places in the US we would not want to step foot in. Cant wait for Oscar Goodmans response. Oscar will make Forbes magazine suck eggs for this lie.............
how are we so out of shape with all the hard bodies working at the clubs, bars, and pools
not to mention how jam packed the LVAC is when I go after work
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That must be why there are so many massage places here in Vegas.. We are all so stressed and need some stress relief.
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This ranking has more to do with the Planning Commissions, County Commission, City Councils, and their respective planning departments than any other political and elected positions.
Allowing developers to make a quick buck on urban sprawl is unconscionable, and has directly resulted in Clark County being No.1 in all the wrong things.
They're right. Compared to most cities, commuting here is relatively quick and easy. Sharing said commute with people who are at their wit's (and sanity's) end with the other stressors, however..... 8^O !!!!!
Yeah I have to agree with sevenhills here.
Vegas isn't #1 for sure, but I'd take it over all of the rust belt, Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, most of the mid-west, New York City, Boston, Philly, Atlantic City, pretty much anywhere with snow......I could go on.
Positives:
If you like being outdoors, it's a great place, even in the summer. I run in the morning and love it.
You like being entertained? Done!
Within a few hours we have beaches, mountains, skiing, tons of golf, there's a lot to do around here.
Long commute times - I know they said we did well in that category, and having a short commute makes life a lot easier.
Public infrastructure - sounds silly, but when you look at the rest of the country and the crumbling bridges, water pipes, roads, etc., Nevada has some of the newest public infrastructure in the nation. Something we take for granted yeah, but we do and that helps keep our taxes down.
NO INCOME TAX!
Glass half full folks.
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Las Vegas is a city without communities. Detroit and the state of Michigan have had terrible times in the past few years but structurally cities are comprised of families in communities with strong ties to churches, neighborhoods where parks and cultural events are available.
Las Vegas has a high transient population with little available to families. We do not have the kind of infrastructure which supports neighborhood interaction. The foreclosure rates have decimated many neighborhoods and unemployment levels force families to move away or reconstitute family structures by living with relatives or others.
I think many families here feel isolated, without resource and/or support.
Las Vegas was a tough place for a family to live- before the crash. Politics have little to do with how citizens deal with stress.
Anger appears to be the first response in so many comments- also isolating, destructive and non productive.
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Las Vegas should be stressed.When is the next casino going to close,food stores,clothes store and the list goes on.People losing there jobs,people out of work make thing heat up with stress.Don't count on Gov.or State for anymore handouts they are broke.These are the hard times.
Well we are #1 at something (STRESS).
How could you live here when you have to worry about whether or not your spouse or kids is going to get addicted to video poker at the gas station, or to the slots on the strip? Thankfully, I developed an immunity after a few days here and learned to stop playing at machines, but not everyone can.
This is just the kind of place that destroys families. What business professional would want their family to live here?
Not much stress going on yet.
Wait till the oncoming year(s). Tax increase packages. More lay-offs. Higher mandatory health insurance premiums. Less work hours. Unsure stock market. Venture capitalists buying resorts and looting them and leaving the bones.
Sorry, it's not going to be pretty for a lot of folks.
If you can, start saving now.
I wonder if losing their paychecks week after week and running to those paycheck advance joints to get rent money and having their cars ready for the repo man to grab, has anything to do with some of the stress?
Stress is individual; lack of stress is mostly proper planning and a little luck.
If you worked hard, lived within your means, planned ahead for the future, saved for the bad times and in a position to take care of the good; you're likely better off than many.
If not for whatever reason, you're likely not in a position to defend yourself from the ravages of bad times.
Governments are the same. Whether local, county, state or federal the basics still apply. There are a few places with surpluses, no debt and adequate income. They got that way because they knew that all economies are cyclical, there is always another downturn and someday the bills would come due.
Even the Romans knew it, forecasted it and true to most human nature too many ignored it. The question is will we teach our children and theirs how to avoid the next one?
Probably not, we never have before. It's not in our nature.
"When I return from my ski trip in Utah on Monday, I will be cutting payroll by 10% because of the economy", an actual quote from someone I worked for last year (I quit to save him the trouble). Maybe it's the realization that employers view employees as commodities to be consumed and discarded at will is contributing to the stress? Also he's a Republican, which pretty much sums up that party's mindset.
By cnev& pgctg141....
BULLSEYE!!!
Nicely stated.
To be "well adjusted" in Las Vegas takes a lot of work...
As far as this latest #1 ranking for our fair city; you could certainly debate WHERE we should be on the list, but you cannot argue that we shouldn't be on it...
there's AT LEAST as much misery per-square-mile in this valley as anywhere else; and it does not discriminate... it comes to folks of all colors, religions, economic status, and political persuasions... contrary to what some here would have you believe.
The Forbes survey is junk. I would live here than anywhere else.Other cities are boring.Forbes is looking for readers and this survey is not based on real facts. They should stick to business reporting. Las Vegas is the best.
You want to see the tiger cubs, that will be $15 at the Mirage. When we tried to go up in the Stratosphere, the cost had zoomed from 0 to $10.
All I hear is about misery and poverty in the country, but when I visit the Strip, I see $15 cheeseburgers.
So if everyone in the country is so broke and poor, what's coming off? I don't know any Vegas paper that cares about this either--or would dare even mention it. Something seems not right, or not as simple as is being made out.
$15 cheeseburgers is the reason Vegas is going down and I probably will never be coming back!
Samjung23 not coming back? I've never heard such wonderful words in my life!
Life's hard. Buy a helmet ... Or a ticket out of town. Time for the weak whiners to bail!
Pakana - "When I return from my ski trip in Utah on Monday, I will be cutting payroll by 10% because of the economy", an actual quote from someone I worked for last year (I quit to save him the trouble). Maybe it's the realization that employers view employees as commodities to be consumed and discarded at will is contributing to the stress? Also he's a Republican, which pretty much sums up that party's mindset.
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Labor is the biggest cost of doing business and the least fixed component of overhead. Obviously this person is a Democrat as they expect business to operate at a loss. Profit is a dirty word. They can't help it, it's the socialist in them. Spend time signing the checks, paying the bills and risking everything you have trying to keep folks employed without going broke and they would understand.
Maybe Pankana should start and operate a business with his own money and take the risks himself. And when volume is down, costs are up and ingrates like him expect to be paid for their bad attitude out his pocket while he goes without, he'll get a clue.
If the shoe fits...
Stress? What stress?
BRASS, what most Republicans don't factor in is the CEO/boss/president overpaying himself at the expense of his employees. Couple that with ridiculous tax breaks, and a society can't function like that.
No wonder the illegals don't come to American anymore. Why bother, when you can deal with this same third-world nonsense at home?
@samjung23:
Why don't you stop talking bs here and evict yourself from this pretty town LV, or at least from this commenting section.
@RPJ, sunnysideup, Green_Dragon_Regular:
You are all right, me too, I like Vegas for being lots of fun in the sun on a Vegas Vacation. Of course, we have all already seen people getting first aid treatment at a casino, because they might just have won/lost everything. Just like in "Vegas Vacation". Never mind, for me it all fits the bill.
Viva Las Vegas.
As usual we get the comment by some genius about "uneducated" people in Las Vegas. For all you know it alls out there, what is the standard for being educated. A piece of paper that declares one has completed a course of study? Many smart Asian kids make nice money writing terming papers and giving answers to exams for lazy partying American students. Unless one is in a coma we all educate ourselves every day in different ways. We have too many ignorant people who think a piece of paper signifies education and competence. I have seen far too many educated people who can barely function outside of class. If the power goes out or the batteries go dead so many "educated" are dead in the water.
Brass get off Pakanas case. You don't know the situation yet you assume the business owner is some kind of god and the employees entitled leaches. I have seen far too many business owners who's only contribution to the business is leaving an address to have his checks sent to. These people get loan from the bank and expect the employees to make him rich while he sits on the beach. My wife worked for a lot of these people and made them a lot of money. Her last employers were 2 absentee owners who allowed the 2 bimbos who worked the job before her to rob them blind, when they showed up. She straightened out the business and her reward was the pink slip. One owner, who was an out of town out of touch lawyer who spent most of his time on the golf course. He'd show up at the business every couple of months or so. Business was down and he blamed her. Moron couldn't believe that the closing of the local GM plant and the loss of 5,000 jobs in a city of 60,000 could possible affect the business. Mr lawyer wanted to make life miserable for her so she would quit and he wouldn't have to pay her unemployment. Owner #2 wouldn't go for it. Here it is one year later and business is down even more and and lawyer is still spending his time on the golf course instead of his business.
WestVegas.... CLEVELAND is the FAT capital! At least we have a winner in something.
18 of the 20 most economically stressed counties are in NV, CA & AZ. What's the cause? What can be done about it?
CAUSE: Free benefits to illegal aliens & their families. Free medical care, free education, free welfare, food stamps, subsidized housing. All these rewards are handed to them from the first day after they arrive. We reward people for breaking the law...and then we wonder why economically, we're in trouble. Why are we doing this to ourselves? We allow millions of people to break the law, invade our homeland, and then we reward them for doing it.
SOLUTION: Deport all illegal aliens. They broke the law and deportation is the appropriate penalty. What, you say?? There are too many of them? They've overwhelmed us? Nonsense. If Americans could transport entire armies along with their equipment across the ocean, we can do it. We put a man on the moon, yet we're told we can't deport 20 million illegal aliens... American can do anyhthing we set our minds to!
The solution is simple...identify and detain illegal aliens, give them a fair hearing at which time they would have the opportunity to prove they did not break the law (innocent till proved guilty), if they can't give the proof, get on the bus! We can do a massive deportation...we have trains, buses, planes. We could organize local groups of citizen volunteers to help. We already have volunteer police groups in towns, counties and cities all over the country that are called upon to supplement regular enforcement duties. And, the best result from such a program: if we got serious and began to initiate mass deportations, half of the illegal aliens would self-deport...they'd simply go back home rather than go through the hassle.
Truthfully, what major metropolitan city does not offer stress to anyone that lives there. Was there a real benefit for doing a study on this or even reporting the Top 10 cities from their so-called findings? No matter where you go or where you live, you are going to deal with unemployment, a bad economy, crime and nightmare traffic jams. Big cities are just that, big cites and they became big cites because people wanted to move there (duh!).
If all of the illegal aliens living and WORKING in Nevada would leave, there would be thousands upon thousands of jobs available to legal citizens. Why dont our elected leaders recognize that or address that? I guess they just dont care.
That's why I don't believe in all the statistics. Numbers can stretch the truth. I live in Las Vegas and I don't feel stressed. I live comfortably in a nice house build in 1995 with central heating and air. I have many amazing friends who I met through church, work, and social groups. I eat well each day. I am employed full time. I might not have health coverage currently but if I stick around long enough with my company I will be covered in health and dental.
To me, what is stressful is a long 1 hour commute on Interstate 405. Or constant rainfall, gloominess and dampness that other cities get. Or stuff like smog of the worst kind possible just about every day. Considering how the rest of the country lives. We have it pretty well out here in the Las Vegas valley. Cities like Houston, LA, SF, Seattle, Portland, NYC, Atlanta, Minneapolis, DC, etc have it pretty wretched in comparison. They have to deal with high humidity, dampness, constant rain, hail, high inflation, cramped living conditions, snow, sub-zero temperatures, smog, and traffic jams that are the worst the world had ever seen. Consider it lucky to live in Vegas. Too bad there isn't enough water out here to provide for more people to call this place home.
neiman1 You stupidity has not been lost. Thanks Bush and eight years of your losing policies.
<We still get 37 odd million people here a year, far more then anyone else>
sevenhills:
Read the article that is on Yahoo. It tells more. This Sun piece just touches on the whole article. Also - this is about the RESIDENTS OF LAS VEGAS, has NOTHING to do with the tourists who come to visit.
Here is the Yahoo article:
http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/americ...
Thank You Harry!!! We Love You, Keep up the good work. We know you have our best in mind. Her Majesty Nancy Pelosi was right why should we need God when we have you guys. Thank you Lord Harry!!
At this point, the only people left living here are the ones who can't sell their homes without losing their shirts. Otherwise, we'd be gone gone gone.
#1 in foreclosures. #1 in anxiety. Lucky us.
This town rocks. I lived in LA area(Redondo Beach) for 7 years. Most stressful time of my life.
Smog, traffic, congestion, language barriers, noise, dirty, cost of living, etc...
Vegas is like a retirement city. Stress free!
Vote out ALL the incumbents this fall! We need new ideas, fresh approaches.
what do you expect, this state is barren, nasty, full of uneducated & trampy people, not to mention crack heads and sleazy people..
In a city that depends on tourism and therefore should expect the high peaks and vallies in the economy, you would think the state, city, and the gaming industry would do more to expand, save, invest, and diversify in order to make it through the rough times. But sadly, no. They are too blind and fat with greed during the high times to think ahead. That in and of itself is the bottom line for Lost Wages. It should be our slogan.
When you go to bed at night,and wake everyday wondering if you'll still have your job,and after months of a hostile work enviorment,forced to do twice the amount of work for the same pay,belittle and berated by the owner in front of customers,and all to drive you out the door,to hire someone new at a lower rate.And this happens in the private cector!!! Do your job,only to be pushed out for cheaper labor!!! Stressful?
I relive my stress with burritos and Bud Lights.
When Bush left office unemployment was 4.6% two years later with a slop bucket full of hopey, dopey and changy we sure got the change we are forced to believe in, it's over 10%. more like 16% in real Vegas numbers. Proofs in the pudding BABY. IF YOU THINK IT'S BAD NOW WAIT TILL YOU GET YOUR NEXT HEALTH INSURANCE BILL, AND THE NEW TAXES START COMING. Anyone who voted for this mess should be ashamed of yourselves!! What where you thinking??!! Please next election just stay home and play with your Obama doll. I escaped Las Vegas July 1st. My blood pressure has returned to normal my stress levels have gone down 98%, people are so friendly. If you can jump ship! Do it now! Get out of that God forsaken hellhole!!
Stress free, happy and Viva Las Vegas!
@Burrittobandit2:
Me too, let me take you up on that. Cheers and have a good one.
TO CMVR10---You must not be unemployed in order to visit all these places. I have 2 jobs working double shifts to the point that I limp of of work and I am grateful ! I lost my job, credit, savings and had no income for 10 months. It sucks working on Christmas 18 hours not even being able to go to church or have dinner with your family. Oh yeah but I could drive to Utah but I don't have money for gas.
@DMC
"We live here and don't lounge by the hotel pools, get massages at the Spas, "
Speak for yourself. I take advantage of all Vegas has to offer and love it. No stress here.
The reason people in Las Vegas are stressed is because we worry if some of these cowboys in metro are going to shoot them in the back for no reason.
I think cnev mention Detroit and the state of Michigan having communities of families. I live in Flint, Mi. Vegas do not have half the stress that Flint does. This cities has been suffering for years, since GM started pulling out. We have no jobs and for a long time. For all those that complain about Vegas, switch me cities. I guarantee you will run back to Las vegas because of the crimes, drugs, crackhead,the weather, the lack of opportunity, all the abandon buildings and homes. Las Vegas is struggling but I believe that you will come back soon. There is no place like Vegas.
There is no shortage of blame to go around in the current crisis. A combination of greed and immediacy have created a perfect storm where CEO's inflated earnings, created investment vehicles that should never have seen the light of day.
Couple that with everyone believing they need and deserve a large house with ever amenity, 2 cars and on and on...
As for Las Vegas take alook at what has happenedto Michigan and specifically Detroit. Las Vegas looks rosy compared to that.In any event I will return in three weeks and spend my money. The people treat me well and I will vacation there as long as that continues.
Will this artical help us in any way to get more from the feds or state? If not, I did need this artical. I am living it so why read it.
What does not kill you makes you stronger. Keep your chin up, believe in yourself, your accomplishments-small and large.
Stress or anxiety is like a "?" take action, do no put it off, make plans.
More job cuts are to follow. If the Government or the State will keep squeezing small businesses, more people will be let go. So far, no matter whether it is republicans or democrats, they are all favor big corporations. The big corporations do not need people here. They learned to do everything, from the scaling of the product until the manufacturing of the product in the low pay countries. And those countries will be manipulating the US using its huge monetary and manufacturing power that they have gotten from us.
...but it's a "dry" stress, not like in other towns, where you can cut the clammy stress with a knife!
Blame Reid? If you're going to do that what about GW and Cheney? 7.5 years of war and a trillion dollars and for what? We took away their tyranny and gave them anarchy. Mission accomplished.
This country has it's goals messed up and we need to make things right before it gets worse and it WILL get worse.
Maybe a little revolution is in order. Just a little. I'm NOT advocating that though. and don't quote me. I don't need any visits from the FBI.
@PGelsman:
Would you like any visits from the BIM, IBM, LMAO or LMFAO then?
@fearNloathingNV:
'...but it's a "dry" stress...'
Would you like some dry or some juicey banana, you could then cut with your knife, or just stick it where the sun never shines. Here you are.
Btw, who do you claim to be, the "Las Vegas Fun Police", or just some jerk posting b.s. here?
When I get stressed ( if ever a medical condition ) I go to Chuck-Norris martial arts school and whip some butt on his white belt students and then stop by and get some burritos and beer!!
Forbes lists for Las Vegas
Riskiest Cities For Homeowners
#1 Las Vegas
America's Most Dangerous Cities
#4 Las Vegas
Worst Cities For Families\Least Family Friendly
#8 Las Vegas
U.S. Cities Where It's Hardest To Get By
#13 Las Vegas
10 Worst Big Cities For Jobs
#9 Las Vegas
The Worst Cities For Jobs This Summer 2010
#1 Las Vegas
10 U.S. Cities In Free Fall
#9 Las Vegas
Thanks Harry Reid; for all you do for Las Vegas and the rest of Nevada. Now please step aside in November and let good folks take over.
If earth was to get an enema, they would stick it in Las Vegas.
@Burrittobandit2:
Sounds like a bestseller to me, therefore the guys and me, we all wear white belts from now on.
Looking forward for meeting you to show US some moves, Burrittobandit2, how about: you bring the beer and me, I bring the burritos, your welcome.
<'...but it's a "dry" stress...'
Would you like some dry or some juicey banana, you could then cut with your knife, or just stick it where the sun never shines. Here you are.
Btw, who do you claim to be, the "Las Vegas Fun Police", or just some jerk posting b.s. here?>
Geez, lighten up "Chuck Norris". Can't take a joke? Have no sense of humor"?
It is a known fact laughing once in awhile does relieve stress.
Hey, Det__Munch, easy for someone like you to talk things over, you are the "dead munch", but look:
I'm Chuck Norris, you know the mucho macho fighter with the new martial arts training center, who recently was urged to say good-bye to his old buddy The Banana_Joe and works as a part-time debt-collector, you know.
That's why I cannot just behave like Ben Stiller in "Dodgeball", you know, since I'm no clown, I have to be Chuck Norris, ain't such easy, you know.
remember when all the p.r. types were saying "vegas is recession-proof"?
vegas depends on tourism. for all the "campaign-speak" of diversity and all the "new" jobs...if the planes were to stop flying in for just a few days vegas would shut down.
Neither Harry Reid now Immigrants are to blame for the.economy! The Bush Administration, Wall Steet, National Banks and the greed of Corporate America put us in the HOLE and have rubbed salt in our wounds by taking our Tax Money to clean up their MESS! LasVegas is a
Victim of this greed and it will take years to regain our place in the Great Cities and Economies of America!
You can tell we're stressed. Just read all the negative posts. No one is grateful for ANYTHING anymore...
Even if it's just to be grateful to be alive...
@Up-Chuck-Norris
Son, you may want to consider this proverbial phrase prior to spewing your nonsense: "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, then to speak and remove all doubt."
Get a life and put down the bottle!
@fearNloathingNV:
At first you, sunny, chuck up all of your full-fledged fears.
Then you come back and call me "Chuck-Up" Norris, or whatever you want ...;-). You can even keep your bottles with you, while name-calling me. No problem.
Hopefully all the losers that came here to escape their previous failing towns will return to them. We have the chance to start over and create a nicer place with people that are more responsible with their incomes. Enjoy what you have. Dont live beyond your means. Cash is king...not credit.
I'm a native of Vegas and the only thing that stresses me out are stupid people who don't do their homework, and then feel all smug and tough, telling themselves they've taught all the rest of us an important lesson when they throw away their precious vote on someone crazy like Sharron Angle.