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

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It has been claimed that economic increase in rich countries does not imply more satisfaction for their
citizens
. In my opinion, I disagree with
this
 statement for two reasons. The first
one
 is that I think that getting richer, even if the person is already rich, will probably make the person feel better, and the second
one
 is that I do not agree with generalizing
people
’s feelings.
Firstly
, we cannot deny that improving the
economy
 in a rich
country
 would contribute to the better well-being of
people
, increasing their
life
 quality standards.
One
 example of
this
 is Finlandia,
this
country
 is
one
 of the happiest nations in the world and its wealth index is enormous.
People
 have time to dedicate to their families
instead
 of working all day and children attend school only for three hours, having the best education system with the highest educational standards. All
this
 contributes to an improvement of the national
economy
, making feel its
citizens
 happier as their work-
life
 balance gets better.
Secondly
, I think that the majority of
citizens
 may be happier in case of economic improvement.
However
, not everything in
life
 is about the
economy
, and I think that
this
 may be related to why some
people
 are not feeling better with
this
 “good news”. Nowadays, individuals are very confused about
life
, and even if they are wealthy, money cannot resolve what a person feels or desires. Statistics show the highest suicide rates in the richest countries, which proves that being economically stable and rich does not guarantee happiness. In conclusion, even if some experts believe that an additional increase in the
economy
 in a rich
country
 would not make a difference among their
citizens
, I think that it would definitely contribute to the better well-being of most
people
 increasing their quality of
life
 standards and satisfaction levels.
However
, some sectors of society may be experiencing other issues in their lives that do not let them pain attention to other good things, like feeling happier because their
country
 and their
people
 are acceding to a better lifestyle standard. The
economy
 may benefit
people
 and bring stability into their lives but it cannot guarantee happiness for everyone.
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