[FRIAM] What is Wealth for?

[Merle Lefkoff]

Which of the dictionary definitions do you prefer?

On Fri, Mar 19, 2021 at 7:42 AM uǝlƃ ↙↙↙ <gepropella at gmail.com> wrote:

> I still don't see what's wrong with the dictionary definition. Is there
> some reason we need a different definition?
>
> American Heritage ---
> wealth (wĕlth) n.
> 1.a. An abundance of valuable material possessions or resources; riches:
> gave his wealth away to charity.
> b. The state of being rich; affluence: a community of great wealth.
> 2. Goods and resources having value in terms of exchange or use: the
> agricultural wealth of the region.
> 3. A great amount; a profusion: a wealth of advice.
>
>
> Merriam-Webster ---
> wealth noun \ ˈwelth also ˈweltth \
> 1 : abundance of valuable material possessions or resources
> 2 : abundant supply : profusion
> 3a : all property that has a money value or an exchangeable value
> b : all material objects that have economic utility especially : the stock
> of useful goods having economic value in existence at any one time national
> wealth
> 4 obsolete : weal, welfare
>
>
> On 3/18/21 9:42 PM, Pieter Steenekamp wrote:
> > Let me try a definition of wealth:
> >
> > Wealth is that what makes you happy.
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 19 Mar 2021 at 06:01, Merle Lefkoff <merlelefkoff at gmail.com
> <mailto:merlelefkoff at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> >     Is the definition of wealth having a lot of whatever the culture
> values?  (I'm late meeting Nick's challenge to me.)  The former Bhutan
> (it's changing drastically and rapidly) valued Happiness.  It's why their
> happy people thought they were wealthy, despite being one of the world's
> least "developed" country. (GDP is now rising with outside development of
> its natural resources).
> >
>
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