Of course money drives people to do at least as much harm as good, because how can the impetus of greed and if not that high up the income scale then the impetus of survival and the fear of impoverishment not lead to any corner that can be cut being cut, any corruption that can be engaged in engaged in. All pressure is to $ell one's $oul. So you cover up that the Teflon is poisonous, that the fossil fuels cause climate change, that the drug is more dangerous than it's worth or barely works and the researchers were paid off, you even lie to your stockholders, you take the money tit for tat if your a politician, you struggle with the economic consequences of whistleblowing (on a company I mean) and decide against them etc.. The examples in the news everyday are literally endless.

That may sound overly cynical as in: no body has any principles ever. No ... but I think those who have principles will if all other factors are constant do less well economically, relative to not having principles, because not having principles IS an economic advantage all other things held constant. Now of course all other things are NOT equal and so many things have their effect, but nonetheless the effect of having principles is an economic negative.