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Despite the old adage, money has always bought happiness. But, according to a new study by psychologist Jean Twenge, today it buys a lot more than it used to.
She found that the happiness gap between those with higher and lower incomes has widened steadily since the 1970s, mostly because those with less money aren’t as happy as they used to be. That’s why an income guarantee, which is currently being tested in Newark, New Jersey, and Stockton, California, could not only help people make a better living but make them happier too.
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Nick Lehr
Arts + Culture Editor
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Don’t listen to the old adage.
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Jean Twenge, San Diego State University
Americans with lower incomes today are less happy than they were 40 years ago. Could the growing class divide be to blame?
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Ethics + Religion
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Steven K. Green, Willamette University
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Economy + Business
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Melanie G. Long, The College of Wooster
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Politics + Society
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Regina Smyth, Indiana University
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Jonathan Obert, Amherst College
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Science + Technology
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Laurina Zhang, Boston University
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Liangfang Zhang, University of California San Diego
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Education
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Guadalupe I. Lozano, University of Arizona
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Health
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Byron Erath, Clarkson University; Andrea Ferro, Clarkson University; Goodarz Ahmadi, Clarkson University
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Richard L. Kravitz, University of California, Davis
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Tamika C.B. Zapolski, IUPUI; Ukamaka M. Oruche, IUPUI
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Sherry H-Y. Chou, University of Pittsburgh; Aarti Sarwal, Wake Forest University; Neha S. Dangayach, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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Elizabeth C. Tippett, University of Oregon
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