Quinn the Eskimo (Banana and the Formely Senator)

I think you're both right.
Senator, I'm impressed with who you are and what you have overcome in life. I do believe you suffer.
Banana, I do think suffering is relative. Possibly, Senator suffers less than people living in a thrid world country, but he does live in a state of unhappiness, to some extent. In fact, I would argue that the wealthy suffer to some extent. For example, when Linda and I first got married we had nothing, literally. We lived in my parents' basement and then one of the smallest houses I've ever seen. We couldn't afford cable; we couldn't afford to go to the movies on most months. I worked on the weekends (two sixteen hour days) and worked for free, as a student teacher, through out the week. Yet, those were some of our happiest days. All we had was each other.
Now, we have so much more wealth. We have two cars, a big house, and a basement full of entertainment. However, in a sense, we suffer more. We see each other less, because we have to manage our wealth. Even though we make more, it feel we have more to worry about. I think happiness is more than money. Senator's suffering might have less to do with his wealth and more to do with his life experiences, which could be partly based on wealth. Perhaps, Senator holds the cards to his happiness, in some respect, both he also has been delt a rough hand.