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5 Impact Issues - Money & priorities
priorities
sufficient
standard of living
poverty level
wealthy
more _____ than
less _____ than
“keeping up the Joneses”

What advice would you give to Paolo?
How important is money to you?
How important is your country to you?
How much money is “enough” for you?
Choose two of the following: money, fame, satisfaction, doing good for humanity. Explain and discuss.
What would you do if you won one million dollars ($1,000,000) in a lottery?
You are given the choice of a job doing very importat work for humanity for ¥5,000,000 per year or a job selling defective, potentially dangerous merchandise for ¥15,000,000/year. Which would you choose? How about ¥30,000,000? ¥50,000,000?
What do you think the relationship between happiness and money is?
When you think about a job, what things besides money are important for you?
Think of these wealthy celebrities: Britney Spears, Paris Hilton. Why aren’t they happy?