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Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Why Are Conservatives Happier Than Liberals?

Updated: December 9 2011,
Author: barrel fan
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Distribution of Income, Economic Systems, Income Distribution, Roles of Government
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How do feelings about ideology and economic inequality affect a person’s happiness? As part of his reporting of Making Sen$e of financial news, economics correspondent Paul Solman explores the connection and asks some liberals at Occupy DC and conservatives at the American Enterprise Institute to grade their own happiness.
[Dec. 9, 2011]

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