Quite right, Bill. Not just Americans. Most people, period, worship money and what money can buy way above and beyond any notions they have about "God". Therefore, I say that money is their God. Whatever you place your highest faith and belief in...that is your God. For most people, it's money.

Money is an arbitrary and artificial thing made up a long time ago in order to make it easier to exchange goods and services. (and that's amusing, because people will say that religion is an arbitrary thing made up a long time ago, as well). Money is an idea. Nothing more than that. Religion is a set of ideas. People worship whatever idea they have the strongest belief in, and they serve that idea.