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2003-04-03 Thread Tom Kruse
Money does not cause happiness, but it sure as hell is often necessary for the conditions within which _other_ things can bring about happiness. Didn't Lou Reed say Money can't buy you love, but it can get you a Cadillac to go look for it? Tom -- Tom

RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: WSJ - Is This A Great Country?

2003-04-02 Thread Max B. Sawicky
I know the failure rate is high. But a person could fail more than once and still make it eventually. The real issue I think is mobility. We know there's a lot of immobility. Make it numbingly simple. Suppose you have a 90 percent chance of getting nowhere, and a 10 percent chance of getting

Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: WSJ - Is This A Great Country?

2003-04-02 Thread Waistline2
In a message dated 4/2/03 2:17:41 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I know the failure rate is high. But a person could fail more than once and still make it eventually. The real issue I think is mobility. We know there's a lot of immobility. Make it numbingly simple. Suppose

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: WSJ - Is This A Great Country?

2003-04-02 Thread troy cochrane
Having nothing to back this up other than observation, I think happiness is much more related to community than it is to wealth. Unfortunately, the wealthiest countries seem to lack or even have destroyed community. By community I am meaning that you know and have an investment in your neighbours

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: WSJ - Is This A Great Country?

2003-04-02 Thread Carrol Cox
troy cochrane wrote: Having nothing to back this up other than observation, I think happiness is much more related to community than it is to wealth. Unfortunately, the wealthiest countries seem to lack or even have destroyed community. By community I am meaning that you know and have an