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Tell that to fucking planet undergoing a climatic disaster in the very near future because billionaires need more money
The concept you are misquote is "The love of money is the root of evil".  Money, in and of itself, is morally neutral. What a person is willing to do to acquire money or with obtained money is not a morally neutral act >

Ah. I was not aware of the original quote. I'm sure you can agree, it's more common to just hear "money is the root of all evil" rather than " the love of money". I agree with you. Money should never be the master. It's a tool and nothing more. 
I also think evil people that have money are what warp the societal view of wealth and money. >

One other clarification is a more subtle matter of translation, and opinions do differ, but 'the root of all evil' is not quite right in the sense of 'responsible for 100% of evil' as we perceive with today's English.  It would be more accurate to say 'the root of all sorts of evil things' instead.  As in not the root of every possible evil just a wide variety. >

Yes, this... which is why many people think that money itself is the root of all... and thus feel that complete self-deprivation of any form of material possession will bring them bliss.
While it's true that material things do only give us temporary joy, complete asceticism and deprivation does not bring enlightenment. >

The love of money is the root of all evil. >

I think this is the most misquoted verse of the Bible.  Here is the real verse 
10For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.
Essentially it says that money is not the problem but that the over-desire of money can be a source of various kinds of evils.  For OP, I think scripture agrees that poverty can be its own temptation, and that's one reason why Jesus often spoke of giving to those with less. >

Very thoughtful and original. >

Although, the first study they mention is pretty flawed. They drew conclusions based on driver behavior at a single intersection. Ie, those results could be completely different than the same test conducted in another part of the US or in another country. >

Different types of evil. >


Aside from what's been pointed out re: "The love of money is the root of all evil"...
"While money is powerful and can create large scale evil effecting millions."
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"I think the lack of money, causes more problems in the majority of the world. I was brought up in poverty and watched the lack of money destroy my family and families like mine."
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Why do you believe you grew up in poverty?  Was your father a lazy drunken drug addict?  Or was it... 
Chicken and egg.  Your poverty is probably due to those in power 'creating large scale evil effecting millions'. >

I think being uneducated and thinking your abstract notions of the world are reality without any lived experience and absolute certainty on it is evil. >

I'd be willing to wager that a majority of families who are bad with money, will also tell you that money is the root of evil. A severe portion of this country (america) is financially illiterate. Having little understanding of how money works, yet hating folks with the ability to generate wealth. I understand that I see what I believe. And I was raised around those kinds of people. But it's still prudent in the places I visit and spend time in. and I hear it even tho I have changed my own perspective.  "money is the root of all evil". And I disagree. >

*Nestle enters chat