Is monetary stability society most precious goal?

Money has help humanity to evolve in many ways. Technologic advances have been done, and humans have been able to obtain many commodities to satisfy their needs. But aren't millions of other people suffering because of monetary problems, too? Is money really letting humanity evolve at its fullest? or, is money really needed to sustain an organized society?

Money creates power, which is not always beneficial. Isn't money able to bend the laws set by the government, or even the people that we choose to govern? Isn't Haiti suffering from starvation at the same time that in countries like North America, people are indulging themselves with unnecessary distractions? Yes, many organizations have been created with the purpose of solving these issues, but it hasn't shown to be enough. So, the question is: Is money necessary to motivate humans to progress, or can humans progress without it? I think that many problems lay under its mantles.