Some people think the power of money that they have it, can buy everything. For example, money was misused by hiring someone to make it work (the dirty work) that should not been made. Eg hire people to kidnap children ranging between the ages of 5 and 7 years with the intention of selling any organ in the body to a foreign person. Because, organs such as the kidney and the like in the limbs of children is a very high price when it is sold there. After they had kidnapped, 'they' will provide several thousand that have been requested and provided to the 'people' who do the dirty work as a reward. Next, with some money that hundreds and even thousands, most of people always spend money to waste it. For example, buying a very expensive designer items at a time released the latest edition, buy food with lots of follow their desires and so on. The wrong and evil here is not the money but people thinking to used it.
Destruction of the environment is another example of evil caused by greed. Toxic waste is being dumped indiscriminately because it costs money to dispose of the waste properly. Fishermen who want a bigger haul to earn more money resort to using fishing methods which destroy marine life such as dragnet fishing and the use of dynamite. Vast amounts of forests have been cut down to make timber merchants rich and property developers wealthy.
Money can buy men as it does things. Thus money plays an important role in fighting and winning elections. Money mars men’s and women’s morals. It is the evil influence in corrupting people. “Sell out” is the new term used for bribery.
There are people who could do anything for the sake of money. Moneyed people can buy many things which the poor cannot do.
With the power of money, individuals as well as states can dictate terms. The Middle East countries have found new wealth because of their oil deposits and they have become a very powerful group.
This kind of power should not go to one’s head. One should remember that the money coming into him was by chance. He must not use it for evil purposes. But wherever there is evil there is usually money involved. Other motivating forces for evil action are jealousy, vengeance, hatred and so on.
Money is normally the fruit of labour. The question is how one spends that money. Great thinkers have suggested that one who has money enough and enough to spare must look upon himself as the trustee of the money and see to it that it is spent in a wise and useful way. There is nothing good or evil about money. It depends on how one puts it to. The same money which could help bring relief to the suffering million, can be used to build up armaments. The hope of getting money spurs one into action. The power decides how to spend the money. Money can be used morally or immorally. A morally strong man may not use money in evil ways and vice versa.
As a conclusion, evil is not caused by money. Money looks like ab evil because it is used by "evil" humans to accomplish their "evil" plans like the points mentioned above. Consequently, humans themselves are considered as the root of all evil, money is only a "victim".