Our government knows only enough about happiness to recognize how its taxable, how to regulate it, and how to set itself as it origin so it can profit from it. And things are so bad now they blame the system, and our leftist government trumpets the illusions of communism to the ignorant, or just non-caring masses.

Eg, there are 30 neighbors spanning two blocks. There's a filthy overgrown lot that 5 of the homes nears the to would like to see that lot turned into a community garden, 5 of the closer but still distant neighbors don't care but will follow the pack's solution, and the 5 homes furthest from the lot want no part of it claiming those nearest the lot have been dumping there for years.

How long to you figure it will be before the "committee" tries to strong arrm those last 5 homeowners? How long before the "committee" turns to local government to override the 5 no's by placing fines?

Happiness come from within. It's foundation and nutrition is doing something you want do to achieve the fruit you desire, whatever that may be. Communalism, communism, or socialism can never achieve sustained happiness because the direction chosen to attain happiness is driven by a "collective" ans seldom by individuals outside the collective who prosper on the backs of others who have no voice but ample back, land, etc.