Cheer Up!

I suppose if you repeat the article three times, I will be less happy, but you will be more happy because you get paid per word.

Whoops! Sorry about that.

Everyone goes through stress times in their life no matter the problem, but the most common reason for depression and anxiety I witness is Hunger, Peace, and Wealth.

Fixing the issues would inevitably bring comfort living to everyday life. Not so much to worry about.

Solved by Global Free Trade and Global Union and One Government One Military and One Tax Revenue; not ran by international bank investors; which will threaten interest to further our plummet into debt and economic depression. No, this would be run by the demand of Humankind as a whole.

Now If there was One minimum Wage all over the globe, and people were paid depending on the Physical, Mental qualifications for the career, the world could be more fair.

People would only have to work 30 hours a week to make a living, Truly disabled people would get the Real benefits they deserve to make it through life. If all capable working people of the world, worked; no one would be the "middle class". You would get what you worked for.

Your Efforts Rewarded for help making the world go round like the rest of us.

Sound like a better place?

DarkFx,

Fair compensation (and thus a higher standard of living) on a global scale certainly sounds like a major improvement. That's a pretty big systematic overhaul.

But, I do think it worth noting that money hasn't actually been shown to make people happy, as much as they think it will before they have it.

Poverty and subjugation definitely make people unhappy, though...

Good comment. Thanks!

Taylor
PopSci.com

very happy.

I think that as we (the human race) learn more about ourselves and our surroundings - be it socially, economically, scientifically, or religiously - we tend to find ourselves smaller in the grand scheme of things. That tends to place a somewhat darker outlook on our lives as a whole. At the same time, I think that communications (internet, tv, cell) bring all of us closer and we start to "share" the suffering of others in the world. Just an observation and opinion of my own...

DarkFx

I THINK WHAAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT IS COMUNISM

Utopia is impossible. Not everyone wants what is good for the rest of us. The closest thing we have is that great evil, capitalism. If people are left to chose what is best for them, then they have more power to fix their unhappiness instead of waiting for some governmental "savior". Money is just a light way to reward and punish what society accepts as right and wrong. Do something helpful (produce goods or services that people want) and, if you don't like your compensation, you can try to do it on your own and make your own profits. Do something that is either pointless or harmful, and you will either shape up or starve. Sounds harsh, but the American Colonies would have failed had the work to eat rule had not been instituted.

P.S. I am happiest when at work, doing something, so the 30 hour a week plan would make me less happy.

I'm extremely Happy........ that DarkFx is not in a position of Power to institute his/her Ideas.

Some of it may sound nice on the surface, but its been tried before with terrible results and many, many, many people starving or dead. (And a few very powerful and rich in control)....

What's a 9 letter word for Everyone being miserable...

Communism

In general I think people are unhappy because of the emphasis our society puts on getting and having more. We can never get enough and we don't appreciate what we have because we have too much. Rich or poor we think the grass is greener somewhere else where there is more stuff to be had.

My personal opinion is that for the people who were genuinely unhappy in the '70s things have really gotten better (higher standard of living, less discrimination, etc.) but that many of those sorts who previosly considered themselves happy (e.g. educated) have been conditioned to look at the US through dark colored glasses (worst economy/president/government/crisis ever) while simultaneously having their consumerism tendencies reenforced. No wonder their not happy.

Arrrrrrgh! That last sentence should read "No wonder they're not happy."

The rampant misuse of they're, there and their has always been a sore spot with me, so I appologize for this momentary contribution to the decline of written English.

Communists all get paid for doing unequally qualified jobs do they not? Why should an intellectual efficient hard working person be subject to the same gratitude as some lazy mentally prehistoric "cool dude".

The idea of Work for your Food is great in understanding the importance of what you put into life is what you SHOULD get back.
Unfortunately we both prize the even lower level of people that sit at home; if they have one, and expect tax revenue checks to cover the time till the next one.

Money to Freeloaders is like snipping bits and bits of your payroll.

Simple tax plan (One Tax Plan) More you make, More you get taxed, Less you Make, Less you get taxed. ... Eventually we would all catch up somewhere in the middle.

If you don't like the compensation for your services you fund your abilities to the competition.

My Ideas will be exploited far beyond the miniscule minds that skimmed this link, NotImpressed. Whether or not you find them intriguing just means they are not meant for your use. You just sit back and try and hold on to the ride.