The “Youth Misery Index” has jumped to a record high under President Obama as students face increasing student debt, now averaging an unprecedented $35,000, and are worried about carrying their share of the rising national debt, about $59,000.

The index, calculated by the Young America’s Foundation, spiked to 109.9 this year, up from 106.5 last January, and 83.5 in 2009 when Obama took office. That is a 32 percent increase in the Misery Index.

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