What kind of people believe that " money doesn't buy happiness", the rich or the poor? That's what I really want to know..
203912
I don't think that it can BUY happiness, but to me it can RENT it for a long time. LoL.
310607
ah, the utopian question.  in a society in which money doesnt exist, presumably everyone would do what they are best at/enjoy the most, and they would help each other out when they needed.  of course, most humans (and I would venture its close to ALL humans) are greedy, and the strive for money dominates their lives.  thus, the importance of a job is to be able to provide for yourself and your family in a flawed system where the dollar is the real god.
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as long as people are lazy to earn a buck, lacking confidence in themself they go in search of lottery or any spam as you say. they should first belive in themselves and have self esteem and self respect. they should believe in hard earned money and should be satisfied by what they are able to produce. i remember an incident in china. i was talking to a taxiwala and asked him "is it not bothering you that you have no freedom of speech in ur country". he said,"whats there to speak, i work for my living and with what i get i live my life, whats there to talk". i was shocked."then i asked ok see there goes a mercedes and that man is richer than you why are poor.". he said, he deserves what he is worth, he's intelligent and is ready to work harder than me, so he's rich. what i earn is enough for me so i am still a driver". what do think we in india would have reacted to such differrance.
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There really is no Black or White answer to this question.  Even though, I am sure there are many "rich" people in the world who are nice, I've seen many more who are not so much.  In my experience, money has a tendency to change people, even when that person has the best intentions at heart.  Although I would love to have more money, I would never wish to be "rich", only comfortable enough to be able to support myself, with no loose ends.  I may be going agains the grain, here with my answer, but I think I lean more towards "poor".  Those who are poor, or live from paycheck to paycheck, tend to appreciate the small things as we all should.  "Poor" people do not care about having extravagant houses or 5 cars, one for each day of the week; they are content with a roof over their family's head, a meal for each night, and an old dependable clunker to get around in.
422657
Why doesn't your rich neighbor give you money....just because...??\nWhy doesn't the government take from those according to their ability and give to those according to their need? The answer is because that is communism.
352743
Wishful thinking. People don't care about the poor.$$$$$$.Greed.
483828
They didn't work for their wealth?\n\nYour an idiot, lots of extremely wealthy have earned by creating something very important. So think about those people, what they created, and imagine your life without those things
570694
very very interesting concept. The need to seem/appear more affluent is something that society places alot of emphasis on. Throughout history, people with more money, fame, possessions have been given higher importance. And dependant on your possessions and financial stance, people will view you in a different way, and many times, tend to believe that the person is better. Personally, I feel that the only way a person can be judged, if even, is by his personality, his compassion, his humanity, his honor and his righteousness. In short, deeds-- good deeds and pure intention is perhaps the only fair way to sub categorize people..  But coming back to what you were saying, its sad that there is this human tendency to seem bigger, bigger and/or richer than we actually are. Its the reason why so many people are in debt, and the bank and loan companies are reveling in the joys of our falls.  I do admit that there are times, that people dont purchase things because they want to seem more affluent in society, and its just because they want something so bad, and they want to pay it off in installments. In that case, my best advice would be to get zero % interest type deals, where you don't lose out in the long run, get your favorite "toy" or product or useful necessary item, and just pay it off responsibly. The dangers lie when greed take over caution, and one spends way over what one could make up for, leading him/her into financial chaos, and paying off thousands of dollars of interest for a long long time.  In the long run, more things do not ultimately buy happiness.. We know that. A nice warm living area, safety, health, thoughts of God's mercy, and a compassionate outlook on life should suffice.
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people operate by the notion that wealth is somehow limited and think that if you have more people then their share of wealth will get smaller.\n\nthis of course couldn't be further away from the truth, anybody who takes the time to think realizes that wealth is being created by people, it can be infinite... \n\nUnfortunately this thought is too complex for many people to comprehend !\n\nI'm only hoping that in a few hundred years people will finally come to this realization!
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Ofcourse man, money buys happiness....with money there are lesser problems in life....with no money, its a total hell....\n\nexample would be? check-out the homeless, are they happy? I DONT THINK SOOOOOO....\n\nCheck-out Bill Gates, is he happy?  well, you can answer this...
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Liberals think that all problems are answered by throwing money at it and not giving any thought as to what the real problem might be.  The result of that is high taxes and taxes that usually hurt the poor the most.  Their thinking is keeping the poor and ill-educated down and throwing them a bone every now and then.  The poor and ill-educated buy into this.\n\nConservatives believe that money should be spent wisely.  Where is the money needed most and how far will the dollar go?  Money for the poor is needed, but education and job training is far more important.  Studies show that the poor and indigent would rather be taught a trade and or educated than spoon fed.  Make more money available to those that want to better their life through education and job training skills.
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No such thing as too much money in a free market capitalist system. Hmmm what would you suggest happen? Income redistribution, give some to the poor folks? Nope, they can go to work and make there own!\n\nDonna H down below me, for your information rich Americans are the most benevolent givers of any nation. We give to charities every year more money then the gross national product of most nations on this planet. So don't say they don't give anything back because that my dear.......is a lie!
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Wealth will not make you happy. "you can't buy me love" Do not use money power to seduce me. The money can be used and still no love exists. Love of money...The love of money is bad but nothing wrong with having money. Happiness is a combination of(not wealth)contentment, some money, love in motion, meaning: you respond positively where you are needed and a good relationship.
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the theory is the more money people have that they aren't giving in taxes, the more they'll have to invest in the economy. but the tax laws are written in such a way that the rich are able to use loophole after loophole with the poor and middle class putting up the rest of the cash the rich would have normally paid.
570239
The single most accurate predictor of a person's level of wealth is the level of wealth of that person's parents. That is, the children of rich people are almost always rich, while the children of poor people are almost always poor.  If you exclude people like entertainers, athletes, lottery jackpot winners, and those who have won millions is a lawsuit, it is even more likely that children of poor parents, will themselves be poor. \n\nGiven that traits like laziness and stupidity are just as likely to be seen in the children of the rich as in the children of the poor, this tells me that it is something other than laziness and/or stupidity causing poor people to be poor. \n\nThe fortunate like to think that poor people are poor because of stupidity and laziness. That allows them to pat themselves on the back for being intelligent and industrious; their being UN-poor proves that they possess these qualities in abundance, right?
193410
Normally I'd bring in sources, but have decided to merely shoot from the hip on this one. Income inequality is a dicey term. If referring specifically to the idea that some people make millions, and others make so little, then the answer is you cannot necessarily do away with that in a mostly capitalistic society. However, the way to adjust for this problem is through taxes. The rich may not like it, but the amount of money they make every year is more than most of this country will see in their entire lives. Therefore, we must re-instill the wealthy with a sense of patriotism, and institute a truly progressive taxation system. A man making a million dollars a year could easily afford to provide the government with 50-75% of their income in taxes. 90% of the population makes under $100,000 per year, so I believe that the wealthy citizen could manage with $250,000.\nNow, the argument against this is that the rich earned their money, and so they deserve it. However, those people are merely materialistic sheep. They do not understand that money isn't everything, and so they'd rather be measured by what they own and not who they are as people. Consequently, the point is not whether or not they deserve the money, the question pertains to whether or not they are compassionate human beings who understand that we're all on this planet together. If the human race would stop being so selfish, and merely put in some effort to bringing everyone up, the world would be a much better place.\nIn sumation, since the wealthy have a tendancy to be unconcerned with the plight of the poor, it is imperative for the government to provide. And, as stated, the way to provide is to tax. Everyone hates taxes, but without them there would be no government. No government means no laws, and no police or firemen. Therefore, the country would descend into chaos, and we would all lose.
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Being wealthy is not evil. \nI don't understand the jealousy liberals have toward wealthy people that makes them think anyone who has succeeded in life should have it taken away by the government so that it can be given to those who have not succeeded. \n Sure, if you make good decisions and work hard and have alot of money you should give to charities and help others as much as possible, but that's a personal decision. The government should not force you to do it .