Money is not wealth. Money is a claim on wealth.

My claim is that we do not have a market economy, but a capitalist economy.

Money is a mechanism for control.

Money flows into the US, and inflates US assets, and allows the US to have a monstrous trade deficit. That means we are consuming more than we are producing.

My own experience in the third world was that even if people started to make more money, the cost of living and housing increased often faster than the wages.

Wealth is a planned result that requires productive work and dedication. The Tanakh says, “The plans of the diligent lead only to abundance; but all who rush in arrive only at want” (CJB, Proverbs 21:5).