The Other Side Of The Economic Spectrum.

Bill Gates and Donald Trump are just two of the wealthiest men in the world. They both make around $44 Million yearly. Do wealthy people have a better life? Can money buy happiness? Wealthy people have popularity and many more opportunities in life than an "average Joe". But I'd bet that many wealthy people don't get that same sense of pride that many middle class and lower class get when they save up for something they really worked hard for, and finally accomplish buying it. Celebrities or incredibly wealthy people can buy everything from Prada bags to four flat screen TV's and that still wouldn't be what they truly wanted out of life because, they haven't learned the true meaning of happiness.

Happiness. The quality or state of being happy. In the dictionary this is the specific definition of the word happiness. Never the less there are countless definitions of the word happiness. My definition of happiness is "the state of being in a community of people who love you". Also known as family. Sure, family can drive you insane sometimes. But the truth of the matter is that family will always be there for you. No matter what you need, or what time you need it at. They'll be there.

On the other side of the spectrum, about 500,000 children in Illinois lived in poverty in 2008. That means about 1 in 5 Illinois kids are living in poverty. Poverty not only effects the next generation, but also young children that will eventually develop as a young adults. According to the Huffington Post "One mother says that it's very difficult to pay for utilities and rent. She's unsure how she will make it through the high gas prices. Her older daughter takes the CTA bus daily, for school. She often goes to school without lunch money."This happens daily. Although many people struggle in these harsh times, when the poverty level is off the charts. They may not have Prada bags, but they do have one thing that most wealthy people don't have. A mutual family relashionship. Which means that everybody helps each other because their all uniting to achieve one common goal. Getting through poverty.