Imagine Our Economy as a Game of ‘Monopoly’

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By Jill Richardson, Wake Up World

If you set up the board game like our actual economy, the poorest players quickly run out of money and the rich run away with the game. It’s unfair, boring, and exactly what happens in real life.

As a sociology professor in community college, I have my students play Monopoly. Only, I give them a special, rigged version.

There are five players. The wealthiest begins with $5,500, all of the railroads, and the two most valuable properties (Boardwalk and Park Place). The least wealthy begins with about $200 and no property. The remaining three are in between.

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One thought on “Imagine Our Economy as a Game of ‘Monopoly’”

  1. NO DOUBT IT IS RIGGED. YOU MAY SAY WE ARE IN JAIL, AS THEY ROLL THE DICE IN FAVOR OF THEIR FUTURE, AS OUR DESTINY REMAINS IN SLAVERY, DUE TO IN PART OF NOT ENOUGH LOVERS OF THE TRUTH, AND false idols in celebrity worship. IT DOES LEAD US TO THIS:

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