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65. It's the LOVE OF MONEY --not money, itself--that is the "root of all evil."

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Thu Mar 3, 2016, 12:46 PM

Mar 2016

But shorthand can completely change the meaning of an old adage.

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What Level of Wealth Do You Consider Evil? [View all] vdogg Mar 2016 OP

Wealth is not what makes people evil Awknid Mar 2016 #1

That evil greed, and all the trappings associated with it are only for those..... Brother Buzz Mar 2016 #18

Actually, hoarding it kind of does. reformist2 Mar 2016 #148

Wealth isn't evil. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #2

It's the LOVE OF MONEY --not money, itself--that is the "root of all evil." MADem Mar 2016 #65

Yes, it is what people do with their money, in pursuit of money, Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #76

Exactly. scscholar Mar 2016 #104

It's not the money, it's the lack of empathy that often accompanies it. eShirl Mar 2016 #3

Great Example vdogg Mar 2016 #14

@ 100 grand you are not even close to being a 1%er questionseverything Mar 2016 #42

Agree, 100%. Myrina Mar 2016 #70

Bingo! Awknid Mar 2016 #144

.+10 840high Mar 2016 #159

The issues are how you made/make your money and what you did/do with it. merrily Mar 2016 #4

What if I make $500,000 a year from hard work TeddyR Mar 2016 #19

What if you made $500,000 a year selling heroin to 13 year olds? merrily Mar 2016 #23

So you are concerned about how the money TeddyR Mar 2016 #107

Where did I say I was not concerned with how it is spent? Indeed, I said the opposite. merrily Mar 2016 #116

Well what do you consider to be 'hard work'? TM99 Mar 2016 #25

And that's the question vdogg Mar 2016 #36

CEO's and hedge fund managers that TM99 Mar 2016 #44

The hardness of the work isn't relevant. noamnety Mar 2016 #143

Nothing. mahina Mar 2016 #153

Hard work really doesn't say anything one way or another Bradical79 Mar 2016 #155

I agree with this. PowerToThePeople Mar 2016 #169

What makes a rich person evil is How they got the money. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #5

$10 more than I have at the time. Nt hack89 Mar 2016 #6

Post removed Post removed Mar 2016 #17

^^^ Bullshit Hide ^^^ Glassunion Mar 2016 #86

I agree. Blue_In_AK Mar 2016 #113

+100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000. And then some. Hoyt Mar 2016 #146

I completely agree Kalidurga Mar 2016 #152

Agree 1000%. Totally bogus. marble falls Mar 2016 #162

^^^BULLSHIT HIDE ^^^ bettyellen Mar 2016 #97

^^^^ Obscenely bullshit hide!!! lovemydog Mar 2016 #99

Yup. Agschmid Mar 2016 #120

^^^FANTASTIC HIDE^^^ Capt. Obvious Mar 2016 #109

Really? Please explain...and who else do you alert on? Digital Puppy Mar 2016 #125

What makes you think he alerted? bvf Mar 2016 #130

Was the sarcasm tag left off accidentally? mwooldri Mar 2016 #165

No Capt. Obvious Mar 2016 #167

What the heck? What was that hidden for? treestar Mar 2016 #119

Because it was him... Agschmid Mar 2016 #121

Agreed. Will someone please post the results of the jury? lovemydog Mar 2016 #122

You will not get your wish. Glassunion Mar 2016 #133

apart from the bit where he is implying all white men are racists PaulaFarrell Mar 2016 #147

He didn't Bradical79 Mar 2016 #160

yes PaulaFarrell Mar 2016 #161

Obviously 1SBM had a dime in his pocket. Glassunion Mar 2016 #132

Best summation yet. Damn, that was brutal. And perfect Number23 Mar 2016 #142

Yep. And the alert and the hide proved his point. Tanuki Mar 2016 #168

Above 20 million. Half-Century Man Mar 2016 #7

Is it on the site? vdogg Mar 2016 #15

A creative writing class Half-Century Man Mar 2016 #39

What is the argument for capping wealth? TeddyR Mar 2016 #21

Quick list. Half-Century Man Mar 2016 #40

it's not the level of wealth. It's how it's earned. If you collude with politicians think Mar 2016 #8

Wealth isn't the problem, greed is the problem. FLPanhandle Mar 2016 #9

Don't misunderstand vdogg Mar 2016 #20

What is greed though? hfojvt Mar 2016 #87

"Evil"? Nye Bevan Mar 2016 #10

Wealth, like technology, is neither inherently good nor evil. KamaAina Mar 2016 #11

Any level that requires you to exploit someone else Kelvin Mace Mar 2016 #12

Evil is making quarter million dollar speeches while begrudging hard working people 15 hr. Cobalt Violet Mar 2016 #13

we don't hate you because you are rich Skittles Mar 2016 #16

Huh, Eko Mar 2016 #22

Again, I do not believe wealth=evil vdogg Mar 2016 #28

Honestly I dont know. Eko Mar 2016 #33

"we are one of the richest countries on earth" noamnety Mar 2016 #139

$12 million. Some are evil way before that. cheapdate Mar 2016 #24

Lol, this is oddly specific. vdogg Mar 2016 #29

I'm an engineer. cheapdate Mar 2016 #31

At some point...., A HERETIC I AM Mar 2016 #149

As consulting engineers working on firm, fixed, contracts cheapdate Mar 2016 #150

12 million income per year, or 12 million period, for life? snooper2 Mar 2016 #51

Accumulated, in-hand, personal wealth. cheapdate Mar 2016 #92

I think you're way off Yupster Mar 2016 #123

Let us first distinguish wealth and ownership. Wealth is wonderful if we all share in it. L. Coyote Mar 2016 #26

By that measure, then we're all a little evil vdogg Mar 2016 #32

We must consider our cumulative effect as a society. L. Coyote Mar 2016 #47

I consider that my wealth is mine hfojvt Mar 2016 #95

Not sure what you are advocating for here... Adrahil Mar 2016 #137

The kind that hasn't been gotten paying less than decent, livable wages, polly7 Mar 2016 #27

You are not a billionaire from what you have said. Money is fine it is the cheating that comes bkkyosemite Mar 2016 #30

$ is Not a factor alc Mar 2016 #34

Good and evil are kind of reductionist, imo. Starry Messenger Mar 2016 #35

Wealth is not evil 2pooped2pop Mar 2016 #37

Wealth has nothing to do with evil.... beachbum bob Mar 2016 #38

I added this to the OP but to clear up the question vdogg Mar 2016 #41

one dollar and nine cents. nt ohnoyoudidnt Mar 2016 #43

It's not what you have, it's how you got it and what you do with it. Mister Ed Mar 2016 #45

the people that inherit a fortune then think they made it on their own. JanMichael Mar 2016 #46

I don't consider wealth in general to be evil bigwillq Mar 2016 #48

Money was a stupid invention. hunter Mar 2016 #49

I believe my friend was misconstrued here. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #50

surprised that was hidden... demosocialist Mar 2016 #56

A ridiculous hide. n/t ronnie624 Mar 2016 #58

One of the worst jury decisions I've ever seen SCantiGOP Mar 2016 #79

The joke describes the perspective ronnie624 Mar 2016 #91

What is evil (e.g.)? Kip Humphrey Mar 2016 #52

The level is not what makes it evil, what you do with it is what makes it evil. bemildred Mar 2016 #53

It all depends on what you do with it. I've personally known one multi-millionaire in my life. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2016 #54

You have brought up a good point here. I suspect that many jwirr Mar 2016 #90

An economic system ronnie624 Mar 2016 #55

1 PENNY!!! WE MUST CHECK OUT OF THIS CORRUPT MONEY SYSTEM!!~``!!@2`~~! Meldread Mar 2016 #57

You know what's evil? That 1SBM's post in this thread got hidden for telling a truth. MADem Mar 2016 #59

I didn't understand that either vdogg Mar 2016 #66

It's frigging disgraceful. I don't understand why the admins are not addressing this issue. MADem Mar 2016 #74

I'm a Bernie supporter, Blue_In_AK Mar 2016 #114

Bad Hide. I would never have voted that way. (I am a sanders supporter) JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #117

The level where people choose to protect their own wealth over correcting serious issues My Good Babushka Mar 2016 #60

There should be no billionaires. Basic LA Mar 2016 #61

There are billionaires in North Korea. Good luck with that level of authoritarianism. MADem Mar 2016 #64

So what about people like Elon Musk? vdogg Mar 2016 #69

I believe there are far more Koch brothers ... GeorgeGist Mar 2016 #134

It's not wealth that's evil; it's the fact that they do not pay fair taxes on that wealth. alarimer Mar 2016 #62

What? Iggo Mar 2016 #63

There are 67 people in this thread who understood the question.... vdogg Mar 2016 #72

I understood the question. Iggo Mar 2016 #75

Two things: how they got the money and how they spend it Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2016 #67

FDR Came from Money One_Life_To_Give Mar 2016 #68

One where you could afford all the straw you could possibly want or use? (nt) muriel_volestrangler Mar 2016 #71

No strawman here vdogg Mar 2016 #73

It's not wealth but the level of poverty we accept that is evil. hollowdweller Mar 2016 #77

$1,875,922.03... More or less than that and you're okay. n/t lumberjack_jeff Mar 2016 #78

Killer Mike? brooklynite Mar 2016 #118

Income versus assets? Nobody talks about that. Manifestor_of_Light Mar 2016 #80

Or even low income, high assets SheilaT Mar 2016 #111

Yes, I mentioned high assets, low income. Manifestor_of_Light Mar 2016 #126

It's not about the size of your wealth; it's about how you use it. nt Svafa Mar 2016 #81

This message was self-deleted by its author jwirr Mar 2016 #82

That is a hard question to answer because I seldom look at jwirr Mar 2016 #82

Wealth, in and of itself, does not make people evil. Vinca Mar 2016 #84

It's not a LEVEL. It's the PERSON. Octafish Mar 2016 #85

wealth is not the problem-- inequality is the problem.... mike_c Mar 2016 #88

agreed hollograham Mar 2016 #127

Wealth in and of itself is not evil. 47of74 Mar 2016 #89

Having wealth isn't evil. ileus Mar 2016 #93

I tend to look at the gathering of financial wealth for its own sake is obscene. Motivation is key. haele Mar 2016 #94

None. I'm not joking when I say I like rich people. closeupready Mar 2016 #96

Main issue with wealth forjusticethunders Mar 2016 #98

Your Post Sounds Like... WiffenPoof Mar 2016 #100

That's quite a simplistic view of it. vdogg Mar 2016 #115

when you have more then you could ever spend and others have nothing Marrah_G Mar 2016 #101

It's not how rich someone is. It's that they remove the safety nets for the 99% so they valerief Mar 2016 #102

It's not about wealth Trajan Mar 2016 #103

Any amount that makes your thinking about it hazardous to others HereSince1628 Mar 2016 #105

Has nothing to with level, only if you exploit people who work for a living. That can take many MillennialDem Mar 2016 #106

Slightly less than I was born with. Chan790 Mar 2016 #108

One billion in assets. lovemydog Mar 2016 #110

I don't consider wealth necessarily evil, Blue_In_AK Mar 2016 #112

The obvious answer is "a lot more than I have" goldent Mar 2016 #124

Wealth per se isn't evil AgerolanAmerican Mar 2016 #128

It's not the level. It's how it's made. Picasso was an artist. McCamy Taylor Mar 2016 #129

I make a distinction between rich and wealthy Rebkeh Mar 2016 #131

Is it wrong ("evil") to use violence to get your way with people? PETRUS Mar 2016 #135

I'm not sure I do understand vdogg Mar 2016 #138

Thanks for the reply. PETRUS Mar 2016 #140

$ 15,000. bdwker Mar 2016 #136

None... TipTok Mar 2016 #141

The exact amount you receive when you sell your soul for money. nt Zorra Mar 2016 #145

When you try to buy elections. Qutzupalotl Mar 2016 #151

Any level can be evil and any person at any level can be good. Kalidurga Mar 2016 #154

Wealth doesn't make a person evil. It's how it's used. sakabatou Mar 2016 #156

I don't consider any level is evil, per-se Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2016 #157

Once you are getting into 1%er territory Bradical79 Mar 2016 #158

Wealth is not evil jeepers Mar 2016 #163

I know some very wealthy people titaniumsalute Mar 2016 #164

Any amount of wealth at all could be considered "evil" GliderGuider Mar 2016 #166

DUrec! PowerToThePeople Mar 2016 #170