Saying that "money is the root of all our problems" is just as stupid as saying "No woman no cry". Money is the root of everything, sort of. So obviously it is the root of a lot of problems.

That said, with last year's financial crisis, and the many questions it sparked, I noticed one thing: Nobody I know was able to explain me how it works. Money, finance... all that stuff. Either because they were as clueless as me, either because I didn't understand their explanation. I'm actually pretty sure they were clueless too and were just trying to sound cool with four-letter words like "edge fund" and "dead loan".