Quote from: Susano on January 24, 2023, 08:55:38 AM

Is money the real root of all evil in today's society
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I do not think so, its like saying we dont need money, but money sustains life. It will always depend on how you used your money. There are many meaningful things you can use the money for; e.g., building hospitals, feeding the homeless, building schools, a fund to teach people, charity workhelpingelp technologsupportingort the government in enhancing its citizen's way of living, and other many things you can do with worthwhile money. I have read about the love of money, it talks about every behavior of an individual, not money itself that as the source of all different types of evil and distress. Money is ethically neutral; I believe there is naught wrong with money or the ownership of wealth. But, once the money starts to control a person that is when the trouble began. People being controlled by money will feel superior and takes pride in power which leads to greediness and obsessions of an individual. He or She will enjoy the luxury of life, they will use their money to dictate and control other people for his or her will. Money is a necessity that is why people do fraud, insult, kill, and do bad things to have it. Hence, it is not the money but the love of it that is the root of all evil.

No, money is often blamed but it is the people who control it that end up causing unnecessary hurt and misery. We have many billionaires out there who are hoarding so much wealth that could be helping millions of people every day, yet they will never use anywhere near the amount of money that they've accrued. They often just end up passing it down their family to often undeserving generations who squander it further. I don't know the answer, because capitalism seems like the best system, but ensuring redistribution of wealth seems only fair and making sure they cannot use their massive bank accounts to lobby (often simple bribery) for changes to the law to further favor their empires.