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| Should the US switch from the dollar to Monopoly money? | |
| 2007-10-11 | |
Price of Boardwalk in 1950: m$400 Price of Boardwalk in 2007: m$400 Concurrent decline in the purchasing power of the U.S. dollar: 87% Recommendation: Not only would the switch to monopoly provide the US with a more stable currency, but it would also grant the Fed even further control over the economy by enabling them to set the “house rules.” By determining the “Free Parking Rules” and financial outcomes from such events as “rolling snake eyes” and “landing directly on Go”, the Fed could steer the economy with even greater precision. Too little liquidity? Just tell the “banker” to actually become a bank and provide loans rather than solely acting as a cash register. More research is needed, but there seem to be real and compelling reasons for the US to switch to the Monopoly currency. | |
| Posted by:Seafarious |
| #13 I be for it! Especially the.... "Get outta Jail Free cards" and everything. |
| Posted by: OJ 2007-10-11 17:28 |
| #12 Woof, also if you buy only 4 houses instead of going for the hotel you can create a housing shortage and really put a hurtin' on the competition ( USN Son did that to me and his sister when still just a young'un. took me about 23 years to get revenge) |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2007-10-11 17:23 |
| #11 http://www.coinflation.com/ |
| Posted by: flash91 2007-10-11 17:10 |
| #10 Country started going to hell in a handbasket when folks looted the treasury for handouts at Free-Parking. It's rong, it's immoral and it ain't in the rulz. The $400 pricing for BoardWalk is of course the asking price. Free and Open OutCry is the only way to play. Also 1 cent on the dollar real money is way fun. |
| Posted by: Thomas Woof 2007-10-11 16:45 |
| #9 You are onto something AH9418. But go for pennies before 1982 (95% copper / 5% zinc). Today the ratio is more than reversed (97.5% zinc core, 2.5% copper plating). Canadian pennies: 98% copper, 1.75% tin, 0.25% zinc before 1997 98.4% zinc, 1.6% copper plating 1997-1999 94% steel, 1.5% nickel, 4.5% copper plated zinc since 2000. |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2007-10-11 16:24 |
| #8 I'm investing in money of real value. I'm converting all my bills to coins. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-10-11 13:11 |
| #7 I liked Life money better. And the $20,000 bill had a picture of G.I. Lovemoney on it. |
| Posted by: Angie Schultz 2007-10-11 12:42 |
| #6 I liked Life money better. The bills will larger. And looked cooler... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-10-11 11:29 |
| #5 Except theirs of course, Spot. Call in the "New, Enhanced version" of Monopoly. |
| Posted by: BA 2007-10-11 11:29 |
| #4 The left will support this because every house would be the same size. |
| Posted by: Spot 2007-10-11 11:15 |
| #3 Bernardz: I think you are missing the point. What we need to do is get some really big metal top hats. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-10-11 10:10 |
| #2 You cannot live in a Monopoly board. But the real world which we live in the Boardwalk in 1950 to now would have appreciated considerably. |
| Posted by: bernardz 2007-10-11 09:58 |
| #1 Monopoly Money? Bah! We'll call it Hewlett-Packard money. Why go to the bank when you can print your own. Cut out all the middle men bureaucrats and workers from tax collectors, clericals, data input techs, print operators, to politicians who return it 5 cents on the dollar. Think of all the displaced expenses which would make up for all the extra paper in circulation. ;) |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2007-10-11 09:00 |