For even money itself has no value if there is no network of people to recognize it. - David Orrell

The idea that money begets money, and that the rich and powerful enjoy unfair advantages, goes against what we are taught - or like to believe - about the capitalist system.

Not only is Homo economicus self-centered, he is a murdering psychopath. However, as with much of neoclassical economic thought, there is an element of circularity here.

There is something intrinsically upside down and counter-intuitive in the relationship between money and happiness.