Was Wondering Something. (Read further if you're into economy/money)

Question

I was wondering why do we (those who live in the united states). Why do we complain about money, when other countries (such as africa who live on 130 dollars a year) and China that lives on 2 dollars a day. Why do we complain? Such as rich people, they just want more money even though (most) put it to no good use.

Answer 1

Everybody complains about money, except for those lucky enough to have learned to derive happiness via other means.

Our innovation and technological work helps improve the quality of life around the world.  So as an example, say a scientist gets rich by developing an efficient way to purify polluted water?  Is he 'bad' just b/c he got rich in teh process.

Answer 2

they don't need gas at $4.00 a gallon to go to work to get taxed to bring home  enough money to buy a $3.oo loaf of bread and a $6.oo jar of peanut butter to pay for the lunch to go to the school system who finds out you have a dime and takes it ,buy a $5.00 bag of grapes,pay$600.00 amonth to keep from freezing in the winter months(because you don't live in a jungle) If we swang from trees and ate cocnuts off our neighbors trees, we would be eating slimy green bologna.

Answer 3

First: You can't live on $130 a year in America.

Second: America has more resources and therefore its citizenry is more prosperous.

Third: America hosts some of the best professionals in the world, who are compensated according to their economic value. Shall we pay a doctor the same as a burger-tosser?

Fourth: Adam Smith postulated that individuals working in their self-interest (greedy in modern liberal parlance) would be working in the interest of society. Since America is on top by being greedy, perhaps the system works. Maybe communism, totalitarianism, and anarchy (China, Africa, Africa respectively) aren't so good.

What should the rich do? Give it to the poor? Better to give the poor productive jobs and let the economy remain liquid. "Give a man a fish and feed him for a day, teach a man to fish and feet him for a lifetime".