I don't think I'd knock the wealth of our country, I applaud it and encourage it.
The decay that accompanies those without any moral compass is the problem. One look at Hollywood and you get my gist.
I don't think our founders would be proud of them.
I don't, I'm happy to partake in it (I'd be a bit hypocritical to think anything else).
It's just something that plagues the great western societies -- our policies become based on wealth preservation and enhancement as opposed to moral standing (as you allude to). It happened to Greece, Rome, Spain and Britain before us. The moral aspect and the fundamental "rightness" of our practices and philosophies (they work with human nature as opposed to against it) keep us as strong as we are. But like with individuals, the temptations and capabilities that come with great wealth do have a corrupting effect on the society as a whole. And it's that which we struggle against in great moral questions such as we now face with Islamic fascism.