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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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In recent times, it is usually believed that the additional economic edification would not increase its resident’s happiness. In my opinion, I partly agree with
this
 point of view. First and foremost,
people
 should recognize the fact that economic wealth is only a part of human satisfaction;
therefore
, it can only please
people
 to a certain extent. There is no denying that meeting enough dweller's economic needs resulting from the
wealth
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 nation can cause a surplus of other properties is no longer desirable.
Furthermore
,
over
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further
 justification which should no be neglected here is that the inhabitant’s happiness is not only based on financial growth but
also
relied
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needs that the money cannot bring. A good case in point would be that
people
 who have a prolonged disease, always wish themselves would be healthy. On in other hand, there are some reasons against the statement that the extra growth in a nation's economy would not make its citizens happier. The top-notch concrete reason is that the financial growth brings out a lot of money that can tackle most of the problems namely the city’s infrastructure, the road system…leading to
people
 enjoying a better life quality. It is important to remember that the opportunity for advancing technology
due to
 the abundance of property can make
people
 easily access a variety of benefits in their lives.
For example
,
although
 the advancing technology applied to medicine cannot save resident’s lives, it can prolong their lifespan beyond their expectation. In conclusion, I partly support economic development in countries with abundant wealth that can still bring happiness to their dwellers.
However
, each of us should consider carefully before reaching the final decision on
this
 issue.
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