Money

Fundamentally, money is just a means of exchange. The problem is in how it's utilized. There are two very fundamentally different types of monetary systems: one is a system based on debt and scarcity versus one based on stable currency regimes--that's premised on actual production. In the later type, money is a receipt for real goods and services. It leads to prosperity, stability, and full employment. By contrast, debt and scarcity are inevitable with the alternative money system, which is the dominant paradigm today endorsed by the cliques which control the social order to their exclusive benefit. It appears to be created by the government, but is issued by private banks using the government's signorage privileges to print up the country's monetary supply. Our Federal Reserve Bank system (the most important central bank by far) is in all actuality a glorified public/private partnership. They are lending money into existence that is unbacked or unsecured by any real physic... Read more

As long as I have enough to get by I'm happy. I've seen what happens to some people that put the dollar ahead of family and enjoying life and it's not worth it. A few of my friends talk to me about how they wish they could have been there more for their kids, wife or parents and how they missed the important things in life.

Important Update: FACT 1: Many people don't have enough hoarded cash to survive three months after losing their job. FACT 2: The U.S is bankrupt and going down the shitter, because OUR government won't hoard OUR money. FACT 3: Your hoarded money is valued 25% less than it was 20 years ago. Do you want any more logical reasons to hoard your money? 3/5/08: From a practical standpoint, it's absolutely important. Another reviewer fails to address all the good money has done. The gun don't kill...people do. Without $$$, people will find other means to be greedy.

Money is important because with it I can do things, go places and not be stuck in a rut.

Let's not get it twisted. Money gives you freedom, but it sure doesn't guarantee happiness. I've met people who earn millions and some of them are the most depressed, miserable people I've ever met. I've also met people who have little next to nothing and are more happier in themselves and the lives they lead.

Human nature is what it is. Money has little to do with it. Neverind the good money has done, like the effect its having in Haiti. We're seeing the best and worst human nature can display down there. I suppose water is the root of evil as well. People are getting seriously hurt over it. Throw food in there too. Liberals like to bitch about the evil that money is. It's not society's problem that you turned out to be a low rung on the latter, its your problem.

Gone terribly wrong when stopped being means and became the goal.

I don't necessarily care to be the richest person around, but all I need is enough to get me by in this life, and that's all that matters to me. Riches don't necessarily mean happiness.

Yeah, it turns out that money can Totally buy happiness. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/29109.php

I was born poor and I've stayed that way ever since. I would be lying if I said I didn't want money because I do. But more importantly, I want what money can buy: I want freedom. Freedom to leave town on a whim. Freedom to quit work and take care of my terminally ill grandmother. Freedom to take a vacation or buy something completely stupid just because I want it at the moment. Freedom from the worry that I might not be able to pay my cell phone bill or car insurance. I think that to have that freedom would be to have peace and happiness, the biggest desires one can have. And maybe it turns out that money can't buy happiness, but damned if I don't want to find out for myself.

It is my considered opinion, backed by experience, that when someone tells you money doesn't matter to them it is time to take a firm grip on your wallet and get ready to take a kick in the nuts.

As Bernadette Peters's character said when she and Steve Martin were left destitute by a lawsuit in the movie The Jerk "It's not the money that I'll miss, it's all the stuff."

Money is one of the most craved after things in most countries, but not by everyone. For most people who crave money it's not about the money itself but about what it means for them - either power or material goods. Greed however is not a nice behavioural trait, it corrupts people and can motivate people in ways which are not pleasant. Of course, with wealth it is possible to do a lot of good, but that is not always the case.

The root of all evil.The desire for money causes all sorts of atrocities,including murder,deception,robbery,dishonesty,fraud and getting out of a perfectly comfortable bed to go to some shitty job.

Money, like power, is neither good nor bad unto itself. It depends on the application. For puropses of security and an enhanced ability to help others, I see money as a positive.

In my experience, people who say that money doesn't matter tend to be people who have money. That being said, I think money helps a lot, especially these days. It doesn't necessarily translate into happiness, but it buys cool stuff. I also think people who are born or marry into money are totally aloof to the concept too.

You have too pay your bills! But money isn't everything! You cant buy happiness. Everybody should know that.

Very subjective. Some acquaintances do swear by it.

Having more money than I actually need is not important. I'd just like to be comfortable is all. And I'd, personally, like to get there by being in a job/career that I am passionate about.

It shouldn't be the most important part of anyone's life, but it IS important to at least provide for your family.  I may not be a millionaire, but I do what I can to pay my bills and keep us comfortable.

Money can bring both security/luxury and headache/issues. It's nice to have them to allow yourself to have some sort of life, but too many people seem to be a little bit too materialistic and obcessed over money nowadays - it's never enough!

I've built a few fantasies around what I'd do if I won a lot of money, but it doesn't occupy much of my time. I think most of us would like the experience of having all the money we want, but having enough to get by on without worry would satisfy me.

It would pay the bills, and allow me to buy stuff I have always wanted. Honestly it's not something I always crave.

I don't generally crave money except for certain times of the month when bills are due. If I am behind and don't have enough money to pay all of them, I start jonesing for that cash, and eventually just call my boyfriend and he pays the rest of them. If he had his way he would pay them all...but other than that...I don't dream of money alot. I do buy lottery tickets about once a week though, and have thought about what I would do if I won that.

In this day and age you don't necessarily want money but instead you need it. Not that many things are free anymore.

I desire money...of course, who doesn't? But i think it is not important in life or should not be my top goal to achieve, money causes many problems and strife, and can lead to many horrible things. Of course i would love to have a enough money to live a comfortable life, and not worry about paying the bills, but not so much that i am being foolish with it, because that is where problems occur.

We all want money. Money is what makes the world go around. Millions and millions of Americans struggle just to pay the bills, and rarely have enough money to do anything special for themselves and their families. However, while extra money can be a good thing, wealthiness is another. When people have more money than they know what to do with, they often become spoiled and selfish, forgetting where they came from and becoming downright snobs. That is why I sometimes question as to whether or not I would want to be dirt rich or not. However, some extra money to make ends meet wouldn't hurt any of us.