A part of the problem is that as people of this nation, we are rewarded based on productivity, i.e. bigger salaries, more money to travel, more money to send kids to college, whatever it may be. This happens because our country measures itself with GDP, not GNH.

But I do think if we, like Sam suggests, develop happiness indicators in our own lives then we will slowly push the rock up the hill and over the other side for our country as a whole.