The truth is that relative income is not directly related to happiness. Nonpartisan social-survey data clearly show that the big driver of happiness is earned success: a person's belief that he has created value in his life or the life of others.
There is nothing inherently fair about equalizing incomes. If the government penalizes you for working harder than somebody else, that is unfair. If … - Arthur C. Brooks
There is nothing inherently fair about equalizing incomes. If the government penalizes you for working harder than somebody else, that is unfair. If …
- Arthur C. Brooks
The truth is that relative income is not directly related to happiness. Nonpartisan social-survey data clearly show that the big driver of happiness … - Arthur C. Brooks
The truth is that relative income is not directly related to happiness. Nonpartisan social-survey data clearly show that the big driver of happiness …
Conservatives are better talking about opportunity and growth in the abstract, while liberals talk more about poor people. Right now we [americans] n… - Arthur C. Brooks
Conservatives are better talking about opportunity and growth in the abstract, while liberals talk more about poor people. Right now we [americans] n…
If you think spreading money around by force seems like an odd definition of fairness, you're not alone. - Arthur C. Brooks
If you think spreading money around by force seems like an odd definition of fairness, you're not alone.
The battle is on, and nothing less than the soul of America is at stake. - Arthur C. Brooks
The battle is on, and nothing less than the soul of America is at stake.
The system that enables the most people to earn the most success is free enterprise, by matching up people's skills, interests, and abilities. In con… - Arthur C. Brooks
The system that enables the most people to earn the most success is free enterprise, by matching up people's skills, interests, and abilities. In con…
We will have bigger bureaucracies, bigger labor unions, and bigger state-run corporations. It will be harder to be an entrepreneur because of punitiv… - Arthur C. Brooks
We will have bigger bureaucracies, bigger labor unions, and bigger state-run corporations. It will be harder to be an entrepreneur because of punitiv…
Happiness isn't found in some finite checklist of goals that we can diligently complete and then coast. It's how we live our lives in the process. Th… - Arthur C. Brooks
Happiness isn't found in some finite checklist of goals that we can diligently complete and then coast. It's how we live our lives in the process. Th…
The key to happiness is not being rich; it's doing something arduous and creating something of value and then being able to reflect on the fruits of … - Arthur C. Brooks
The key to happiness is not being rich; it's doing something arduous and creating something of value and then being able to reflect on the fruits of …
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