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Researchers Say Happiness Costs $75K
SpuriousLogic writes "Does happiness rise with income? In one of the more scientific attempts to answer that question, researchers from Princeton have put a price on happiness. It's about $75,000 in income a year. They found that not having enough money definitely causes emotional pain and unhappiness. But, after reaching an income of about $75,000 per year, money can't buy happiness. More money can, however, help people view their lives as successful or better. The study found that people's evaluations of their lives improved steadily with annual income. But the quality of their everyday experiences — their feelings — did not improve above an income of $75,000 a year. As income decreased from $75,000, people reported decreasing happiness and increasing sadness, as well as stress. The study found that being divorced, being sick and other painful experiences have worse effects on a poor person than on a wealthier one."
Tomorrow's headline: "Democrats call for a new $75,000 living wage. Supported by research."
I am a slashdotter and don't have any loved ones you insensitive clod!
You should really make more money.
How can I believe you when you tell me what I don't want to hear?
I think that most are unhappy because the other one are happy. That's why the first Matrix failed.
Princeton has now been able to PROVE that getting a serious illness, or divorced is harder on poor people. WOW! Amazing! GO IVY LEAGUE
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More likely that all sorts of white upper-middle class trustifarian college students start demanding $75,000 for everyone, to the chant of "Happiness is a human right!"
Then come the 'experts' at House and Senate hearings:
"Over 240 million Americans go to bed every night without Happiness. Americans are unhappy right here on our own shores! We must end Sadness! When I was in college, I was unhappy. After my accident, I got a $75,000 settlement from the university, and from then on I was happy. I come here to tell you that if every American had the same $75K opportunity I did, we could end Sadness forever."
"Sometimes, I think Trent just needs a cup of hot chocolate and a blankie." -Tori Amos on Nine Inch Nails
Have you ever tried to get an advanced stylesheet to work in IE? Some sort of advanced training, and a kindly god, is needed.
At what price learning? At what cost wisdom? The price is a man's peace of mind, and the cost is his life.
Posted AC so people won't hit him up for $$$ on /.
"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it." - K
Glen;
I thought we wern't going to talk about this any more.
Cheers,
Rush
Wanna be friends?
This is just as bad as a newspaper article!
Hurray! Slashdot has improved the quality of its summaries!
They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it's not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance. - Terry Pratchett
Add in that I am performing tons of sole wasting managerial tasks
It's amazing how much wear and tear those can do to your shoes.
I think it's a perfectly valid point of view to believe a government should protect an environment where it's most productive members are enabled to enrich themselves
I can't work out whether you are a confused socialist or a confused conservative.
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I like how the degree is the thing you're investing in for a long term return and the actual improvement to your education is secondary/worthless.