Sounds bogus to me. The article has a strong bias.
My guess is that big city stress is the cause for the "unhappiness" measured. It just so happens that big cities tend lean more democratic, and the countryside is more republican.
My guess is that big city stress is the cause for the "unhappiness" measured. It just so happens that big cities tend lean more democratic, and the countryside is more republican.
The whole point is that striving harder to afford a comfortable standard of living in a higher tax, higher cost environment reduces happiness.