Happiness in America

The academic who documented that conservatives are more generous, (much to his own surprise) now finds that giving makes you rich, confounding clutch-fisted liberals yet again. (Yes, you have to give away your own money.) AEI.

And Brooks in the WSJ on Happiness and Inequality:

But if one believes that "happiness inequality" is irrelevant, why is income inequality so different? If greater income inequality is our end goal, bringing the top down is as useful as bringing the bottom up. This is about as sensible as depressing the happy for the sake of the sad -- which reminds us of the old proverb, "The misfortune of the many is the consolation of fools." It does precious little for the living standards of poor people simply to confiscate the resources of those at the top. On the contrary, it lowers the incentives of successful people to produce, and thus to create jobs and generate tax revenues which benefit the poor.

Sensible observers know liberals are angry and unhappy and think everyone else should suffer too--it's part of their make-up.

Recently the Sun Times had an article on the happiness gap among women which illustrated the cheerless, rigid liberal feminazi approach. And the media and Democrats share some responsibility for this. Michelle Bernard, IWF cites some examples "of how the feminists continue to see women's cup as half empty" and goes on:

The facts tell a different story. It's a story of women's progress. Women in the United States are excelling in our educational system and playing increasingly prominent roles in our workforce and government. Women are enjoying a higher standard of living and living longer and healthier than their mothers and grandmothers. Of course, we expect continued improvements and more groundbreaking achievements from our daughters' generation, but women's progress to date deserves celebration.

She's written a book: Women's Progress: How Women Are Wealthier, Healthier, and More Independent than Ever Before.

Yes, Virginia, there is happiness in America.

Related post: Winning Women in 2008