take a look at the child well being chart. all the countries where the gap between the rich and the poor is huge… they are the countries that our children are the most unhappy a child’s happiness is a great way to assess a nation my country the UK came at the bottom of that list
yet the Ukraine came above us as did many more equally treated societies the reason for our unhappiness is capitalism. and its going to get allot worse pretty quickly if we do not address this … the only people who can address this are us who sit here complaining or work our buts off and stay quiet. cause no fat cat is gonna budge till they realize there is not slave left who will do their dirty work they are quids in . i cry too i cry cause i just want my children to have what others have or what the media would like us to think that all others have as the norm

i read your response and can really feel your pain
if it really that bad
just let me know i’m sure i can turn that around for you

I was earning over 55k a year before I quit and started to simplify my life. I moved to inner-city to take advantage of public transportation. I walk to my destination if the distance is less than 5 miles. I no longer own a cell phone, television or computer (currently using my friends). I eliminated politics from my life as well, since politics is nothing more than a stress-inducer. I only read the local paper.

Have you ever noticed that we spend so much time doing things to please random strangers? We buy a new car so strangers will not criticize our older car. We buy the latest clothing styles to avoid being judged by strangers. We try to gain specific job titles to prevent strangers from laughing at us for having more common job titles.

Some people may call me lazy, but I don’t care anymore. I work enough to survive. I will not allow myself to spend the majority of my living years stressing over work, bills and retirement.

Most people in this World earn less than an American who is below the poverty line. Also, most of them own only a fraction of what an American below the poverty line owns. Get this; most of them are happy.

We are responsible for most of the additional stress in our lives. You don’t have to be a product of your environment. We are not powerless over this money-obsessed, over-consuming, geographical phenomenon. Poverty is relative. Live simple and enjoy life. Stop doing things to impress others and unnecessarily boost your ego. You wouldn’t need an ego boost if you didn’t put so much emphasis on status and image. I have never met someone in their 80′s who stated that they should have spent more time on the clock.