There is an opinion that the reduction of difference in earnings between the affluent and the poor is the utmost way to ensure a happier society. I, however, totally disagree that decreasing the difference in income is the best way to make either the wealthy or people in need happier, let alone the assurance in it as there are probably as many ways to be happy as individuals, for example, hobbies, personal growth and even asceticism. Yet another reason why I completely disagree is that it is quite problematic to ensure someone’s pleasure on the scale of society.
To begin with, I consider it wrong to generalize and emphasize that there is the only one and best way to make people happier. Most people conceive doing hobbies or having their dream job as sheer contentment and therefore, salary is not the first option they pursuit. For many individuals their commitment in terms of expertise and skills is the best way to achieve happiness. However, the increase in income cannot but lead to more opportunities. On the one hand, for those who know how to make money work and derive pleasure from it, might be really fulfilling. On the other hand, there are fairly enough people thinking that the more money they get the more problems they have to deal with. For this reason, the rationale in thinking that lessening the difference between the poor and the rich can be a solution to define a happy society as there is so much more to it.
Another reason why I do not support the idea of believing that there are no better ways to make people happier rather than allocating money from one population layer to another, is that it is rather complicated not only to make sure whether beneficiaries will be really happier having more money but also to measure the starting point and the outcome as people tend to evaluate happiness differently according to several circumstances such as age, gender, marriage status, health state, you name it. Moreover, it is also difficult to predict how individuals will use more money and whether it will truly enhance their quality of life. For instance, since happiness is influenced by numerous variables, the chances are some people can develop addictions and become antisocial as it is really compelling to indulge in guilty pleasures.
In conclusion, I strongly disagree that dealing with financial disagreement between rich people and the poor is the best option to make sure people are happier since happiness implies many more factors apart from coping with money disparity, and it is a rather complex idea to verify society’s contentment in terms of money satisfaction.