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So the desire for material wealth is not, in itself, bad. But the desire for material wealth as such, without the corresponding desire for what wealth can do for you (support Habitat for Humanity, send your kids through college, allow you to get to work), is "the root of all kinds of evil"
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One never wants wealth and power just for the sake of having it. Such things are always pursued to raise one’s social standing. A carpenter would say “behold I can make tables”, a stock broker would say “behold I can make money”. If one can do something, which others cant, then society presumes that such an individual is worth more. Social climbing is a primal driving force that most human being are born with. Its primary goal is to ensure procreation and survival of one’s offspring.