PursuitofHappiness http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/5874/all en Tax Hike A Path to Greater Happiness, Suggests Former Economics Reporter http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/tax-hike-path-greater-happiness-suggests-former-economics-reporter <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Eduardo Porter: &quot;If growing incomes are not increasing happiness, perhaps we should tax incomes more to force us to devote less time and energy to the endeavor and focus instead on the more satisfying pursuit of leisure.&quot; </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/clay-waters">Clay Waters</a> </div> </div> </div> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Eduardo Porter, an economics reporter now on the Times editorial board, submits a signed editorial to the Times' Monday readership, and it's a doozy.</p><br /> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"></p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/tax-hike-path-greater-happiness-suggests-former-economics-reporter" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles TimesWatch Taxes Editorial EduardoPorter Gaffes NewYorkTimes NYTimes PursuitofHappiness TimesWatch TimesWatch.org Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:17:00 +0000 admin 5868 at http://archive2.mrc.org