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Vote Up 3  Vote Down	To Be Happy, Earn $60k Per Year  Jim Cashel  Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman points out the people earning less than $60k per year are progressively more unhappy the less they earn, but folks over $60k are all basically at the same level of happiness. My Money Blog http://bit.ly/aT0TGc Comments (0)Finance, happiness, salary
Vote Up 2  Vote Down	Pay the First Lady  Jim Cashel  The First Lady of the United States spends countless hours in public service. She should receive a salary. NY Times http://nyti.ms/aeF9fV Comments (2)Government, first lady, salary, gender
Vote Up 4  Vote Down	Give Provisional Bonuses  Jim Cashel  "Provisional" bonuses offered in advance, with the possibility of forfeiture, are more motivating than standard bonuses. Economist magazine: http://bit.ly/5YGGyH Comments (0)Management, bonus, salary
Vote Up 15  Vote Down	Pay Teachers More - If They Give Up Seniority  Jim Cashel  Washington DC proposes a different approach to teachers' salaries. NYTimes "best of 2008" idea. http://bit.ly/5fAIqz Comments (6)Education, dc, salary, teacher