{"id":2457288,"date":"2020-04-16T22:48:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T04:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/a-wealth-of-questions-for-the-u-s\/"},"modified":"2020-04-17T07:11:09","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T13:11:09","slug":"a-wealth-of-questions-for-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/a-wealth-of-questions-for-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"A wealth of questions for the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"25.795543905636\">\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Are we wealthy in happiness? Finland is the happiest nation in the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The U.S. gets richer but has fallen to No. 19 in terms of happiest nations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Are we wealthy in education? The disparity of education is a result of many factors, one of which is the wealth a family holds. Are we wealthy in cooperation, working together and appreciating each other, regardless of one\u2019s profession or work?<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Are we really all in this together with the vast inequality of wealth?<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<div class=\"row at-donation at-donation-mobile p-0\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/AT-logo-white.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/AT-logo-white.png\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/at-banner-paypal.jpg)\" class=\"col-xl-8 p-3 text-center rocket-lazyload\">\n<h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/donate\/?utm_source=article&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=donation&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=mid-article\">Donate<\/a><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">At this critical time we realize, as never before, that we need each other to survive. We are grateful for each person doing her job. We appreciate each other now, but when the country gets back to our new normal, will we appreciate each other then?<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Letter Name\">Darlene Liss<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Letter Title\">Aspen<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"11.371985157699\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-7 pt-3 pb-4 at-4 pl-4\" readability=\"17.798507462687\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/AT-logo-white.png\" class=\"logo\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers around Aspen and Snowmass Village make the Aspen Times\u2019 work possible. Your financial contribution supports our efforts to deliver quality, locally relevant journalism.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Now more than ever, your support is critical to help us keep our community informed about the evolving coronavirus pandemic and the impact it is having locally. 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