@Nullo – I disagree that money is power. The wealth that money can buy, now that’s power. Money only has as much power as people are willing to accord to it.
Example: Ten economists, each with a million dollars in cash, are stranded on a desert island. Which one of them has power? I’m guessing the one with knowledge about how to build shelter, harvest coconuts and fish, etc. – the million dollars makes no difference at that point, except perhaps as kindling.
That illustrates my point about money not being the same thing as wealth. On the island, knowledge is wealth and power. And even time, which isn’t worth any money there, is plentiful. ;)