money
argent
necessary
too important
security
enjoyment
power
fun
i wish i had some
independance
power
necessary
nice life
wealth
power
freedom
power
U.S. dollar
important
American dream
the rich
capitalism
worries
material things
greed
cash
dollar
good
Bill Gates
entrepreneur
banks
wallet
silver
power
Needed
Luxuries
Wasteful
wealth
poverty
power
job
capitalism
job
spending
none
MANAGEMENT
evil
thin
green
mean fighting machine
power green freedom
green
power
greed
cash
buy
cash
buy
checking
wallet
capitalism
fric
metal
billet
travail
achat
soucis
pouvoir
perversion
motivation
aisance
niveau de vie
fleau
pouvoir
fleau
pouvoir
independance
capitalisme
boulot
gris
salaire
pouvoir d'achat
travail
besoins
pas le bonheur
mais indispensable
riche
salaire
pouvoir
facilites
fric
monnaie
acheter
salaire
acheter
billets
pieces
Bill Gates
pouvoir
Pas de soucis
economie
pauvrete
liberte
dollar
pouvoir
bonheur
Discussion
----Based on the results of the survey on "money" and the survey on "elite," it seems that we Americans associate money with success a lot more than the French do, yet we have a lower opinion of money than they do. Such is an interesting paradox. We were brought up believing two conflicting ideas. First, society tells us that money brings you everything. As the ultimate capitalist we are, we admire and envy the rich. However, traditional puritanical values teach us a second idea -- money is bad. Money corrupts our values and creates class differences. These two different values create the situation where most people work their butts off to get rich, but they have no respect for the kind of people they wish to become.