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Some experts suppose that when a country is already rich, any additional increase in economic wealth does not make its citizens happier. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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Some professionals opine that any additional increase in
economic
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 growth of a nation
that is
 already rich does not translate to
happiness
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the happiness
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 of its
people
. I totally agree with
this
 statement as there are some other issues that take away
happiness
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the happiness
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 of the public, and
this
include
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 gun violence and
a
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 high cost of real estate. It is not rocket science that
people
 living in wealthy
countries
 enjoy high-quality lives and a wide range of economic opportunities;
however
, there are social challenges like gun violence and drug addiction that drain
resources
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 of these
countries
. Those who own guns for one reason or the other may go to a shopping mall and shoot shoppers aimlessly. A good example is a country like the US where these cases are reported all the
times
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.
Increased
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 cost of real estate is
also
 a problem, which negatively affects the views of any country’s population. Even though citizens of these
countries
 have well-paying jobs, they cannot afford to buy houses because they have been driven up by wealthy individuals or foreigners with deep pockets. I do not disagree with the statement since rich
countries
 tend to be having more problems than even poor nations like drug addictions. Some
people
 are addicted to banned substances like cocaine, and most of the addicts, even those who are rich, tend to commit suicide. In summary,
increased
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 wealth of
countries
 does not automatically make
people
 happy as there are many other social issues like gun violence and the increasing cost of properties, which make them unhappy.
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