Attila

I don't see what's wrong admitting the importance of money in the world of bonsai.

Throughout the history, money and people associated with money were allways vilified (see the sad fate of money exchangers and merchants in Europe and the Middle East).
Not so long ago, if a kid in a european school told the teacher that he wants to make money for a career, he would be branded as a monster in need of counceling.

I think this aversion towards money matters still prevails in certain parts of the Old World, although global trade certainly helped opening peolpe's mind about it.

American society has a much healthier attitude towards money. That's why America has become what it is today. Everybody can see it.

Regards,
Attila