I think a deeper perspective is that wealth solves the shallower, easier problems. Once you've covered the basic needs, increased wealth makes many things easi

I think a deeper perspective is that wealth solves the shallower, easier problems. Once you've covered the basic needs, increased wealth makes many things easier, especially leisure and recreation, but the deeper challenges in seeking happiness remain. These challenges may even be aggravated by the isolation of wealth if you don't already have the basic structure of a happy life - things like loving relationships, stable/happy emotional makeup, work you find meaningful, etc. Don't get me wrong, I'd be happy to reduce someone's isolation of wealth by taking a good chunk of it off their hands. But I'd be foolish to trade my family, faith, or health for it - much less all of the above. It's a good reminder to keep our priorities straight.