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Argumentative Essay 2
ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY: DOES MONEY MAKE US HAPPY?
Introduction
There is a huge debate that surrounds the phrase which says, ‘Money cannot buy you happiness’. Although there are a number of arguments for and against the above-mentioned statement, nothing can be truly ascertained. This is because, there are a number of things which require money while there are a number of aspects which is better when money is left out of the question. The huge number of studies regarding the statement has also offered arguments as well as counterarguments, however, none have been able to reach to a certain and definite conclusion. However, the purpose of this essay is to present arguments and counter-arguments in order to understand whether money can really make people happy.
Body Part 1
Although there has been a number of controversies regarding whether money can truly and really bring people happiness, there are certain arguments which say the contrary. It has been observed from a number of studies, that money has the potential to positively influence and impact the emotional state and wellbeing of the people. This is primarily because money provides people with the opportunity of affording autonomy. As a result of which, people can be independent regarding their choices as to the way they want to lead their lives. People who have a certain sum of money which they have earned themselves, tend to be more secure, not only from the perspective of financial support but also from the perspective of mental state and emotional wellbeing[footnoteRef:1]. In addition to that, money provides people with a sense of psychological calm and emotional sustenance, as they believe that they can deal with every kind of situation and sudden incidents such as unemployment and other critical situations in life. [1: Natali, L., Handa, S., Peterman, A., Seidenfeld, D., & Tembo, G. (2018). Does money buy happiness? Evidence from an unconditional cash transfer in Zambia. SSM-population health, 4, 225-235.
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Increased monetary income is associated with the advancement of an individual in terms of their career. Therefore, it can be well ascertained those individuals who are professionally moving forward in their lives have a greater sense of emotional wellbeing as well as experience happiness. Therefore, from this perspective money can provide people with true happiness. There are also a number of studies which suggest that continuous economic development offers people with a true sense of happiness and has the potential to improve the wellbeing of the people[footnoteRef:2]. Money can allow people to buy things and various amenities that can provide them happiness. Therefore, indirectly money, which is required for spending on various amenities can bring in happiness for the people. Financial security has a huge role to play in determining happiness in the people as it has the capability of providing comfort to them[footnoteRef:3]. For instance, people can meet a lot of debts when they are...