I have always said "Money buys not having to worry about money".... Not exactly happiness, but a huge stressor removed. I do very well at this point in my life and can easily compare the peace of mind of not having to worry about making the rent etc. to the constant worry of my younger years. Money does buy (a certain shade of ) happiness.
This means that USAF Honor Guardsmen are trained to ignore a rubber chicken. Someone could put a bomb into a rubber chicken, and they would not respond to it.
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