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Why are the rich never satisfied?

Why are the rich never satisfied?

Researchers have theorized that wealth makes us less generous because it makes us more isolated – and isolation also has a deleterious effect on happiness. Psychologically, the acquisition of wealth—and more generally, possessions that signal high status—makes us want to distance ourselves from others.

Does money make you happy research?

People actually are happier when they make more money: Wharton study. Conventional wisdom suggests that “money can’t buy you happiness.” And well-known research from 2010 had shown that people tend to feel happier the more money they make only up until a point of about $75,000 a year.

What percentage of money we give for Cancer Research is spent?

So, 66\% of the money we give for cancer research is spent on research but only 5.1\% of this 66\% is likely to be spent on developing a drug that works! Nevertheless, this still means that 3.4\% of the money we give (66\% x 5.1\%) is being spent on developing new and improved treatments that could potentially benefit patients.

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How much does Jeff Bezos’s $100m donation amount to?

Jeff Bezos’s $100m donation, for example, amounts to about 11 days of his income. Photograph: Katherine Taylor/Reuters Jeff Bezos’s $100m donation, for example, amounts to about 11 days of his income.

Are billionaires really helping fight covid-19?

The list goes on. On Wednesday, Forbes released its annual billionaires list, happily noting that “the planet’s wealthiest are helping the global effort to combat the Covid-19 outbreak”. I don’t mean to be uncharitable, but much of this is self-serving rubbish.

What are the billionaires’ biggest fears about the pandemic?

The worst fear of the billionaire class is that the government’s response to the pandemic will lead to a permanently larger social safety net. “Once the virus is conquered – and it will be – the biggest risk will be the political campaign to expand government control over far more of American economic life,” warns Murdoch’s Journal.