In Many Parts of the World, Public Sector Services Drive Happiness

This fellow expresses what most Americans feel.

Moreover, it’s what guides entire societies in Europe and Scandinavia.  Those folks don’t want to live among the homeless, the hungry, not to mention people who can’t afford an education and those dying of treatable diseases.  They’d rather pay a bit more taxation in order to establish a community that takes care of its people, rather than ignores their suffering.

Taxes pay for other societal “goods” as well, clean energy among them.

What does all this add up to?  Well, happiness, to be sure.

I ran into some high school kids from Denmark about a year ago, and asked them about the Danes’ ranking in the World Happiness Index. According to the 2019 Happiness Report, Finland is the happiest country in the world, with Denmark, Norway, Iceland, and The Netherlands.  They say it’s extremely competitive; they’re not “happy” about being in second place.