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It would be nice to think that innocent youth is unsullied by the money mania of the adult world. As with so many things that would be nice, though, this one is contradicted by the empirical data. In the latest Roper Youth Report, kids age 8-17 were asked what they fantasize about. The top answer, given by 56 percent, was “being rich.” That’s down from the 65 percent who gave this response in 1995. At the same time, the number who fantasize about “helping others” has risen from 26 percent in 1995 to 37 percent in the new survey.
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