Question

every statistic shows that people with a college education.make much more money over their working years , and are much happier with the work that they do

Answer 1

Answer: This statement could be both true and false because other factors come into play when several people with these characteristics are questioned.

Explanation:

Happiness is something relative since for each thing happiness represents something different. For many, happiness has to do with reaching the highest position in their workplace, for others, it is having a child and for others, it is simply having health. In the case of the statement expressed above, in some cases, the happiest people are those who have gone to college and have more money which is because many times happiness is associated with the amount of money a person makes. When a person has a good amount of money, he can buy the things he likes, help his family and cover expenses in case of an eventuality, which provides security and the person can feel better what in other cases translates to happiness. But there are also people who, although they have not reached a high educational level, have a fixed income of money and other elements, can also represent happiness.

The poorest communities may indeed in many cases not feel happy because they do not have money to buy something that is needed in the house such as food or a comfortable bed to sleep in, this causes discomfort and cannot be translated as happiness. Since happiness is relative, one cannot simply deduce that because a person has a good education and earns a lot of money, he will be happy, but compared to another with low resources to a certain degree, since happiness would be related to meeting present needs.