To be honest with you, the only reason I am so selfish in terms of cash is because I grew up with nothing and in NYC. Believe me, when you are poor once, you will fucking murder, rape, and kill not to get back to that. I have been working most of my life with people older than me in businesses which pull in big money, and there is not a soul you can trust. They are all nice enough just to get theirs, otherwise they would let you die on the street. It's all a game here, you just have to be smart enough to see that and capitalize on it. The reason I fight so much for money is because I know if I don't, someone else will just bulldoze over me and get it instead, having no regard for what might happen to me. You have to be this way in today's world, or forget about success, you just become someone's else property. That is why I never want to work for someone else, cause none will look out for my interests like I can.
In the end of the day, capitalism created this beast. I am from Bosnia, as it was known back then, Yugoslavia. I don't want to sound like an idealist, but these idea's of stealing to survive didn't exist there. People still stole, don't get me wrong, but it actually ended up in the hands of people who needed it. The government didn't let you die on the street if you got sick, and the government paid for all your school. The American society requires one to be completely self sustained, and that requires a little maneuvering.