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?

Resent
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Recent
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years have witnessed spectacular development in
economy
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the economy
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, so the trend
make
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makes
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rich countries richer.
While
there has arisen a debate whether richer countries make
people
with less
happiness
.
Persentally
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Personally
, I firmly agree with
this
view. There are two primary reasons why I
convinced
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by
this
idea
is that
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as
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the economic
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economic
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economy
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developed dramatically, it
is means
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a wide range of industries building up
such
as high-tech and service. With
such
excellent industries, more
labors
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labours
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are required,
then
more
people
can have a better life with generous salaries,
this
seems to be a more positive side.
But it
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will affect relationships between family members, parents will face overloaded work and they have to stay up late to finish work,
that
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means they have no time to take care of their children.
Hence
,
although
each person has a decent job with
good
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a good
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salary package, they might not
happier
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be happier
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, because they lose a lot in
others
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terms. Meanwhile, another important reason is with countries
become
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richer and better,
people
's live
leval
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level
can be higher,
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and the
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the
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their
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saving can be
more
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apply
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. They can buy
anythings
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anything
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which they cannot afford before. But they
also
know the
sence
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science
sense
of
happiness
has no link with wealth. If the country cannot increase the number of recreational facilities
such
as
eco parks
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eco-parks
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and well-equipped stadiums or other meaning
infrustructure
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infrastructure
to enrich
people
's spiritual world, the residents might feel
loneliness
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as same as before, they cannot feel happier with the much money. In conclusion, I totally agree the additional increase in economic wealth in a country will not bring more
happiness
to its residents. For
this
, it is important for the government to strike a balance between citizens'
happiness
and economic development.
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