[Peace-discuss] Happiness & despair, when & where?

[David Johnson]

Great article Ron !

David J.

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Here's the No. 1 happiest country in the world 
(America does NOT make the top 10)

WSJ  Jan 14, 2020 
By Quentin Fottrell, Personal Finance Editor

People, overwhelmingly, report feeling their worst at the same time of life
[at around age 50], regardless of where they live, a new study finds

Finland was No. 1 out of 156 countries on the 2019 "World Happiness Report,"
followed by Denmark, Norway, Iceland, the Netherlands and Switzerland. The
U.S. trailed at No. 19. The top countries ranked highly on all the main
factors found to support happiness: caring, freedom, generosity, honesty,
health, income and good governance.

"Governments set the institutional and policy framework in which
individuals, businesses and governments themselves operate," the authors
wrote. "The links between the government and happiness operate in both
directions: What governments do affects happiness and, in turn, the
happiness of citizens in most countries determines what kind of governments
they support."
   The "World Happiness Report" polled 1,000 residents per country by
research organization Gallup. Where necessary, Gallup seeks the permissions
of national, regional and local governments. "Happier people are not only
more likely to engage in politics and vote, but are also more likely to vote
for incumbent parties," the report concluded.
   People, overwhelming, report feeling their worst at the same time of
life, regardless of where they live. "There is growing evidence from around
the world that prime-age adults are struggling, and especially so if they
have low levels of education," Dartmouth College economist David
Blanchflower wrote in a study released Monday. "This is particularly
apparent in the United States that has seen a rapid rise in deaths of
despair, principally down to drug poisonings and suicide."

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