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Happiness is found is many places. I have a friend who finds happiness in the pursuit of possessions. He appears very greedy to me. He sees it as a "contest" in a sense and enjoys the competition. We've talked about whether he is content and whether he is happy. He is happy - not content. He has found happiness IN greed. Does this make sense?
Evey person's happiness is different. Greed is a desire while happiness is an emotion. Greed is survival carried to the extreme. Survival is simply acquiring what you need. Greed is acquiring more than you need - (courtesy of Webster's) excessive or reprehensible acquisitiveness. Greed and happiness are not directly connected or directly contradictory either. They can be related only by greed being the means to the end of happiness. Greed is only one of many paths to happiness. In my opinion, it's not an exceptionally effective path either.
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"Always learn the rules so that you can break them properly." Dalai Lama
My Karma just ran over your Dogma. 
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