Money isn't the root of all evil.
Humans are.
Money is just a conductor for our capacity to permit evil to conquer.
It's something I always believed. Only this time, I cared enough to set out and trace back who originally said it.
Here's the quote in proper context:
"For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows." 1 Timothy 6:10 - King James Bible.
Money itself can't be evil. It's just paper with a number on it and an assigned arbitrary value.
Desire for it can wreak havoc on our souls.
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By extension, I guess, we can say government as a stand-alone construct isn't bad. It's an empty shell. What we fill it with will determine if it's good or bad. Much like an RRSP. A retirement plan is just a hollow tax-sheltered plan injected with money. How and where you invest the money will determine the rate of return.
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