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money is a device. A tool; a weapon. Nothing more.

'It' all starts with vulgar intent.
Money is one of the means to pursue greed/lust.

ok, if you're being pedantic...the people with money have the control... wall st have the money... they control where it's spent.

...the people with the weapons (money) decide.

not the other way around, so your chicken and egg model is incorrect.