Money destroys morality?

Money is essentially meaningless.

It's true to say that the way we, in the modern day, ascribe wealth with an intrinsic value is wrong. In doing so we begin to believe that people are worth the money they own- a millionaire has more value to his society than a beggar because he "contributes" more. This is because we obsess over money, and when you look at politics, any political party's manifesto will be economically driven.

Money is a tool but sadly it's also seen as a symbol. If it was seen as the necessity it is, then more people would have enough. Why do the richest 85 people hold as much wealth as the world's poorest 3.5 billion? To be honest, I put it down to greed, because even if people like Bill Gates give a share of money to charity, they still own far too much. I'm not going to talk about capitalism, socialism, anarchism, or any of the more contentious topics around economics here, but I'll ask you this- is it moral to have $76,200,000,000 in the bank when 874,000,000 people around the world are starving?

I don't believe that money destroys all morality, but yes, I believe greed is a vice, which can make people hard and unkind. It can often influence people to think in jaded and cold ways. However, I think money used in an economic system creates poverty and inequality: we have just moved to a point as a society where we can dispense of money and still be innovative, and I believe our fast-changing ideals and technology reflect that, so I have some hope for the future.

Money has no morals or attitudes. It's simply a means of transferring value. Before there was money you had to barter. If you had rabbit pelts and the guy with buffalo milk doesn't like rabbits you ain't gonna get no milk. Money allows people to trade outside of their immediate needs. It's one more thing that keeps us from living in caves and beating each other over the head. Well, at least we don't live in caves.

I understand that your question really means 'doesn't the desire for money destroy morality' and the answer is no. Morality determines how you acquire and handle money.

Does desire or hunger destroy morality? No, morality is (part of) what determines your response to desire or hunger.

it's not the money itself that destroys morality, it's what you do to get the money and what you do with that can destroy morality. Some become greedy, don't spend enough time with their family and watch the family fall apart. Some who follows this course however are noting the damaging effect of that materialism had on their health, family life, and the moral characterof their children. anumber of sources piont out that becoming absorbed in materialistic pursuits can make you sick-mentally,emotionally, andevenphysically.1 Thimothy 6:9 However, thosewho are determined to be rich fall into temptation

Most definitely.

Money earning is just like an addiction. People who've become addicted to it is derived by his will to earn money without caring the source. Thus, running after money will surely lead a person to go to wrong path and destroy his morality.

In order to be free from it, all we have to do is make hard determination and being satisfied what we have now.

Yes and no. When I was first getting into volunteer work, I had a guy that wanted to volunteer, but he really had no skills for working hard; but he was rich, and he was good at making money. I talked with him and we eventually agreed that the best thing he could do was to continue to work and make **** loads of money that he wanted to give to good causes. He didn't have the skills on a chain saw or on a skid steer to make a difference, but he did have the ability to fund it. Money isn't the problem. Ideals are the problem more often than not.

The greedy, the corrupt, the avaricious gravitate to accumulate more, more, more, more, more.

The more they possess, the less they have, so want even more, more, more, more.

Those who itch for money, never had any morality, or a tenuous hold on morality in the first place.

Take a look at the type of jobs that pay the most.

Take a look at the filthy rich, and their bare faced vacuous "spin" why they deserve their money. Seldom the truth. Always the spin!

It all depends in the user. To most people if you have a lot of money morality is out the window, but their are a few people who spend their money on others from charity funds to people on the street. For me once my kids move out of my house in the far future, (I haven't any children yet due to my age of 16) I will become a foster parent to teens and help them gain a good work ethic, and provide a helpful place for then to fall on if things get rough. Money is nothing but an object that brings out the best in a person, and for some people their best is themselves.

No. People handle money in a moral manner all the time. If money destroyed morality, no person with money would be moral.

Well sometimes money makes u feel that u have power over people and sometimes look down on people and also sometimes if u have lot of money u just want to spoil yourself without looking to poor peoples needs .. Defiantly these things doesn't apply to everyone some people uses money for the right reasons which can make them good people it all depends on the human nature ..

No. Greed and the quest for more Money /power are usually challenges to one's ethics at first .methics are much more difficult to Manuever than morals which are often open to interpretation and involve personal choices like adultery, drugs, lies to loved ones and violence or murder. It can be murky. Some think homosexuality is moral issue, and others may say if you attend church and act as an agent of god , it is okay to act unethically . Ethics should be our focus in a democracy .