Is it immoral to make a certain amount or have a certain amount of wealth?

[GreenEyedLefty]

41. I apologize for my posts last night... I was quite emotional and tired

So basically the OP asked if it is immoral to make a certain amount of money or have a certain amount of wealth?

I have to give a very short answer in a short time (sorry)...

No, it is not immoral to make enough money to be financially secure and perhaps to pass along an inheritance to one's children.

With that said, to answer your question about making people poor, I do not think it's moral to make that kind of money on the backs of people who are not paid a decent, living wage whether here or overseas. I also don't think that turning to philanthropy makes making money in a morally questionable way acceptable, but there is no denying the influence and legacy of 20th century philanthropists, from whose vast fortunes some (certainly not all) of us have benefited.

I do think it is possible to become wealthy as an caring and socially conscious business person. It is not the norm, unfortunately. Becoming *extraordinarily* wealthy it seems to me requires a disordered personality.

Alas, I am out of time...