Comment by t-3
> One of the big problems with the US, is that we worship money like a god. People will do almost anything, and compromise all their personal values, for money.
A US person without adequate cashflow is likely to not be able to have food, housing, clothing, medical care, etc. A lack of morals are not what causes people to do anything to make money, it's a lack of money in a capitalist society. Blaming people for systemic problems is incredibly regressive.
Quite a few people will have adequate food, housing, etc and still dispense with morals for money. Some studies suggest that having more money makes one more dishonest rather than less.
The problems are indeed systemic, but it's not just lack of money. The system is constructed around the love of money, such that too much is never enough.