Income does not affect happiness

Some people often assume the money is everything. Not infrequently performed a variety of ways to get money, even with the ways in 'dirty'. Not denied, however, income is a bit much to contribute to the happiness someone, especially in the countries of the third world.

Recently, a study on the welfare level of rich countries, the Legatum Institute, said, if the rich countries such as Australia's level of income someone can not guarantee a happy life with.

Quoted from the Times of India, Saturday (2009/3/21), Legatum Institute, the institution based in Dubai, Australia's place as the most prosperous country in the world. Australia has been able to give considered a high income for the community and political freedom.

But according to a lawyer who is also the origin of Melbourne academics, Mirko Bagaric, in rich countries, the level of income someone does not give happiness to the people.

"The factor that can make someone happy is not just about income but that most health care is the human body, life optimism, and has a goal of realistic," said Bagaric.