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Article: FED: Research proves money can t buy happiness
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- AAP General News (Australia)
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- February 24, 1999
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AAP General News (Australia)
02-24-1999
FED: Research proves money can t buy happiness
By Liz Rudall
CANBERRA, Feb 24 AAP - The cliche has proven true - money can't buy happiness.
And it seems married people really are happier than divorcees, if you believe the latest
research from overseas.
The Australia Institute, a left-wing think-tank, seized on research to criticise federal
politicians' preoccupation with economic growth to make the nation happy.
Executive Director Clive Hamilton said studies by US psychologists Tim Kasser and Richard
Ryan had found people who strived for material wealth, fame and physical beauty in life were
less happy than those striving for better ...