[dublo7]

I thought that too. If getting money is good, then spending can't be all bad because you must be giving it to someone else and at minimum creating good for that person, possibly less good if it's spread the a corporation instead of directly to an individual.

[timerol]

I think the author's point isn't that getting money is good, but that people get money in exchange for good. Therefore, if you are receiving money, it is due to some good action you've done. If you are spending money, you are not creating good for the other person, but compensating that person for the good that they've done. (I do not fully agree with the author's point AIUI.)