Lead:
We all know the saying money can't buy love, but people today are willing to give up hours with their families and sleep for that extra income. More that 2500 people were asked which would make them happier-- A job that paid $50,000 with eight hours a sleep, or a job that paid $90,000 with a small amount of sleep. Majority of people chose to take the $90,000 desite the fact it would make them less happy.
Main:
Many people today have become more involved in their work than ever. People have spent extra hours in their offices despite having very little leisure time for themselves, and their families. Of the people surveyed, the ones who said that they would rather have the higher income chose it because it would:
- Make their families happier.
- Higher social status
- A purpose
Source and Credibility:
Authority: Daniel Miller, Journalist for Mail Online
Accuracy: Survey taken of 2500 people
Timeliness: August 24th, 2011, pretty recent, this shows the way our country has evolved into being so money hungry.
Discussion Questions:
Is getting less sleep and less leisure time with family and friends worth getting money that will be most likely spent on your family?
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