Comments on: Money is not Evil

By: A. J.

A. J. — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 19:56:48 +0000

I would have to say I disagree and agree with the post. I believe the subject of the quote is not money, but evil. The author of the quote is saying that all evil is caused by or directly related to money, not that all money is evil. It is in the same manner that you could say all war is caused by disagreement, but not all disagreement causes war. That’s just what I got from the post.

By: A. J.

A. J. — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 19:56:48 +0000

By: Stormy

Stormy — Wed, 02 May 2007 09:39:45 +0000

Thanks for the pointer! I will listen to them.
I agree that income inequality is a very serious problem – separate from that of how people feel about money.
I don’t have the exact stat but over the last 10 years or so the top wealthiest 20% of Americans got much wealthier and the bottom 20% got poorer. Relatively speaking. We are actually all pretty wealthy compared to our great grandparents or developing nations. Unfortunately what makes you feel wealthy is having the same or more money than your neighbors. So even if you have two nice cars, a nice house and a boat if your neighbor has nicer cars, a bigger house and a faster boat, you won’t feel wealthy!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 01 May 2007 16:59:03 +0000

Hi, Stormy,
I think a more important issue than ‘whether money makes you a better or a worse person’ is the issue of ‘income inequality and its ramifications on a society as well as individuals in that society.’
Today, NPR launched a seven-part series, exploring ‘the human side of income inequality in the United States.’ It should be interesting.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7180618
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