The Game Of Money
The Game is Big. The Game is Rigged. It gets bigger and more complicated every day. There’s rules for some and different rules for others and they change every day. And most never even know what they are. There’s millions of players. There’s liars, cheats, cons and thieves everywhere but they’re hard to spot. Is it any wonder most people aren’t very good at the Game? It’s really pretty scary when You think about it. Let’s try to simplify.
Think of our economy as a never ending Giant Real Game of ™Monopoly with a twist. When You become an adult You have to start the game. There’s tons of money and property, businesses, hospitals and such and all the things You need and want . There’s billions and billions of dollars , but You’re a new player , so You start with $500.
Now the goal of the game is to win and take as much of the Money and Property and stuff from everyone else, so You can be the big winner. Now each time You make it around the board You get another $500 bucks. There’s a few free spaces, a couple of lucky breaks , a jail and a homeless shelter. Every other space is owned by someone else and You have to pay them for being there.
Now , being that You get to start out with almost nothing and everything else is owned by someone else. Odds are it’s going to take a long time for You to catch up. Oh, well that’s life, and that’s the way it is right? We all have to start the same and have the same odds of winning right? Really? In a Perfect World maybe. I want You to imagine our “Financial System” as a Game and You are forced to play.