The Real Root

They say money is the root of all evil.

I beg to differ.

It is our reliance on money that is the root of most evil.

My mom once said that no matter how much money a person makes, they seem to quickly adapt and spend accordingly. In most cases this means just barely making ends meet. We live just within our means. The billionaires buy mansions and pay heavy taxes. The middle-class own large houses and have just one kid (if any), but have to maintain two mortgages to pull through. The rest of us buy $500 cars and still can't afford outrageous gas prices (not to mention car maintanence).

Reliance? Yes. Very much so.

Of course, this is only a generalization. There are exceptions (thankfully), but you get the idea.