They say money doesn’t buy happiness, and it turns out they might be right. According to a team of researchers at the London School of Economics most human misery can be blamed on failed relationships and health rather than money problems and poverty. One of the purposes of the report was to determine what a country’s government should focus on in order to keep its residents happy. It found that eliminating depression and anxiety would reduce misery by 20% compared to just 5% if officials focused on poverty. The study, called “origins of happiness” was done using data from four countries including the U.S. and Germany. It found that extra spending on reducing mental illness would be self-financing because the money spent would be replaced with higher employment numbers. It says tackling issues such as depression and anxiety would be four times as effective as tackling poverty. And researchers say this starts with programs in state run organizations that help people deal with whatever they happen to be going through. After all if you don’t have your health, you don’t have your wealth.Mental Health
They say money doesn’t buy happiness, and it turns out they might be right. According to a team of researchers at the London School of Economics most human misery can be blamed on failed relationships and health rather than money problems and poverty. One of the purposes of the report was to determine what a country’s government should focus on in order to keep its residents happy. It found that eliminating depression and anxiety would reduce misery by 20% compared to just 5% if officials focused on poverty. The study, called “origins of happiness” was done using data from four countries including the U.S. and Germany. It found that extra spending on reducing mental illness would be self-financing because the money spent would be replaced with higher employment numbers. It says tackling issues such as depression and anxiety would be four times as effective as tackling poverty. And researchers say this starts with programs in state run organizations that help people deal with whatever they happen to be going through. After all if you don’t have your health, you don’t have your wealth.