Money Root of All Evil

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Money the Root of All Evil Ben Franklin once said “Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. There is nothing in its nature to produce happiness.” I believe this is true for obvious reasons. In my opinion money cannot make you happy because of many reasons, division between rich and poor can be hurtful, working hard just to pay bills can kill a person’s spirit, and most crime in the world is committed because of money. If money could buy happiness we would all be rich. That is the way I see it. A wise man once told me let money work for you, don’t work for money, but I have never able to accomplish that. One very good reason I believe that money cannot make you happy is because of the big difference between the rich and the poor. For example, in these days with the depression going on it is easy to see how many people are suffering from the lack of money. The rich live lavish while the middle class and poor struggle daily to make ends meet. Seeing someone spend money on TV like it grows on trees makes people think what they are doing with their life’s that they cannot live like that. Another reason I believe money cannot make you happy is because it seems that in today’s society you work to get money just to pay the bills. Once a person gets that paycheck it feels great knowing that the bills can be paid, but then the deception on knowing it has to be done all over again week after week can be hurtful. For example, I have a friend that has a decent job, yet he struggles from day to day to pay his bills. A lot of people say bad money management is a reason. In my opinion everyone has to live a certain way, even if it is not the best way. Even with the basic necessities my friend barely manages to keep money in his account. Knowing he is broke not only hurts his pocket but his morale. If money made him happy it would be for a few days because he needs it
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