Money: America's True Idol

          Money is what drives our world today. Those who have money are shown a certain respect. Money is a rare thing that can turn friends into enemies and cause strife between close families. What has turned the power of money into one of the greatest strengths? Has money always controlled the masses as it does today? The answer is no it hasn't. In fact, money was not always the driving force to do work in this country. 

          

          Economics and spiritually do not typically go together. It's a dog eat dog world and men who want to acquire wealth must sometimes step on a few toes. Spiritual matters and making money are two subjects that are very far apart in today's society. However, it has not always been this way. Work and economics greatly coincided with God and spirituality. It was once believed that how successful a man was at his work also determined whether or not he contained spiritual salvation. Work was done for the glory of God, not for monetary gain.

          Economics and spiritual values walk two very separate paths today. The majority of people work for the sole purpose of making money. Moral decline has swept our nation and people.The money you make is no longer to be saved, but to be spent. Is this type of attitude good for our nation? I argue that this type of attitude is exactly what has gotten us into the economic climate in which we find ourselves trapped. People borrowing uncontrollably and spending money they do not have caused the 1929 depression along with the recession in 2008. If American's continued to practice the moral standards of their forefathers, it would be a different situation. Because many would work for the glory of God, people would be much more satisfied with their job. Greed and theft would drop rapidly and the nation's economy would not suffer do to unpaid loans and foreclosed homes. Saving should be taught instead of spending and the love of money should not consume every man, woman, and child. I believe that America would be a greater nation if economics and spiritual values were practiced much closer together.