2 Timothy 6:9 & 10 says "Those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a trap, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition.  For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows."  Money in the hands of a corrupt individual can be extremely destructive.  However, it can be used for great things in the hands of one who fears the Lord.