In 1789, members of the United States Congress were paid just $6 a day, amounting to about $900 a year (about $30,000 a year today with inflation).

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Money buys even more happiness than it used to

While the old adage says that money can’t buy happiness, several studies have determined that the more your income increases, the happier you are, and today money and happiness are more strongly related than they were in the past.