Keep the money that I earn.
"You just have to learn that you can't depend on the government to provide you with happiness."
What a ridiculous statement. What on earth have I said that would suggest that I expect the government to provide me with happiness. Believe me, the very last thing that I expect or would want from government is for them to try to provide me with happiness. All I want is to be left alone by them. And I find it absurdly presumptious of you to tell me what I have to learn.