,LIV+ 9 A ,MONOPOLY 

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,AU?OR 3 ,COLLECTIVE ,ACTION 

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,9 #aic ,LIZZIE ,MAGIE PAT5T$ ! ',L&LORDS ,GAME' - ORIG9ALLY 9T5D$ AS AN ANTI-CAPITALI/ CRITIQUE ( MONOPOLI/IC CORPORATE GRE$4 0,IT IS A PRACTICAL DEMON/RATION ( ! PRES5T SY/EM ( L&-GRABB+ ) ALL ITS USUAL \TCOMES & CONSEQU5CES10 ,MAGIE WROTE 9 A POLITICAL MAGAZ9E4 0,IT MI<T WELL HAVE BE5 CALL$ ! ',GAME ( ,LIFE'1 AS IT CONTA9S ALL ! ELEM5TS ( SUCCESS & FAILURE 9 ! REAL WORLD1 & ! OBJECT IS ! SAME AS ! HUMAN RACE 9 G5]AL SEEM.<S.> TO HAVE1 IE4 ! ACCUMULATION ( WEAL?40 

,! GAME WAS POPUL> AMONG LEFT-W+ PROGRESSIVES & AT UNIV]SITY CAMPUSES1 UNTIL SOME ?IRTY YE>S LAT] :5 ,*>LES ,D>R[ & HIS WIFE PLAY$ IT A D9N] P>TY4 ,AT ! TIME ! GAME WASN'T (T5 B\<T 9 A BOX2 RA!R1 IT WAS COPI$ & %>$ BETWE5 FRI5DS1 KN[N AS '! MONOPOLY GAME'4 ,D>R[ WAS TAK5 ) ! GAME & ASK$ HIS HO/ TO MAKE HIM A SET1 ALONG ) A COPY ( ! MORE ADVANC$ RULES4 ,9 #a#i#c#e1 HE COPI$ & SOLD ! GAME1 N[ KN[N AS ,MONOPOLY1 TO ,P>K] ,BRO!RS ALONG ) ! MY? ( ITS CREATION4 

,! OBJECT IS TO BECOME ! WEAL?IE/ PLAY] ?R\< BUY+1 R5T+ & SELL+ ( A S+LE COMMODITY - PROP]TY4 ,! GAME ( ,MONOPOLY IS ONE ( ACCUMULATION & P[] ?AT 5ABLES EA* PLAY] ! *ANCE TO COMPETE4 ,MAGIE 9V5T$ ! GAME TO REVEAL ! CURR5T ECONOMIC SY/EM & ! GRE$ ( ?OSE MONOPOLIZ+ IT2 ?\< IT WAS OV] A HUNDR$ YE>S AGO & MANY ALT]ATIONS HAVE BE5 MADE1 P>ALLELS BETWE5 PLAY+ A GAME ( ,MONOPOLY & LIFE UND] CAPITALISM /ILL EXI/ TODAY4 

,:5 Y\ BEG9 A GAME ( ,MONOPOLY PLAY]S >E GIV5 EQUAL ODDS = SUCCESS3 Y\ EA* RECEIVE @s#a#e1 ! BO>D IS OP51 & EV]YONE HAS ! POT5TIAL TO EXP& AN EMPIRE4 ,Y\ GO >\ND ! BO>D LIKE ?IS = A :ILE1 BUY+ PROP]TIES1 BUILD+ H\SES & HOTELS1 & JU/ HAV+ A GOOD OL' TIME ACCUMULAT+ WEAL?4 ,UNTIL ALL ( A SUDD5 ! GAME GETS REALLY S]I\S4 ,Y\ L& ON ,P>K ,LANE1 IT HAS A R$ HOTEL P]*$ UPON IT & Y\ REALIZE Y\'RE FUCK$4 ,Y\ C\NT \T Y\R PAP] MONEY1 MORTGAGE HALF Y\R PROP]TIES & PAY ! A/RONOMICAL FEE = L&+ ON ?IS SPOT1 BUT Y\ KN[ IT'S ALL OV]4 ,!RE'S A SICK5+ FEEL+ ( ANG] 9 Y\R GUT AS Y\ PA/E A SMILE ON Y\R FACE & SAY1 0,IT'S JU/ A GAME60 ,BUT EV]YONE KN[S :AT HAPP5S NEXT4 ,! LEAD+ PLAY] GETS WEAL?I] & WEAL?I]1 ACCUMULAT+ PROP]TIES AS ! O!RS >E =C$ TO RETIRE - ALL ! :ILE REMEMB]+ :Y !Y HATE ,MONOPOLY4 

,! T5D5CY T[>DS MONOPOLY IS DEEPLY ROOT$ 9 ! NATURE ( ! CAPITALI/ ECONOMIC SY/EM1 & UNLIKE ! GAME ( ,MONOPOLY WE DON'T ALL />T ON AN EQUAL FOOT+4 ,CAPITALISM IS *>ACT]IZ$ BY GROSS 9EQUALITIES 9 P[]1 WEAL? & ACCESS TO RES\RCES1 & 9 \R SOCIETY !SE 9EQUALITIES >E ONLY GETT+ WORSE4 ,! GAME ( MONOPOLY IS WELL AFOOT 9 ! ,AU/RALIAN H\S+ M>KET1 & ?OSE ( US :O W]5'T BORN LUCKY 5\< TO 9H]IT ! METAPHORICAL @s#a#e >E F9D+ IT 9CREAS+LY DIFFICULT TO MA9TA9 SECURE ACCESS TO H\S+4 

,9 #a#i#h#b1 ! ,A,B,S ,SURVEY ( ,9COME & ,H\S+ REVEAL$ ?AT #a#f#h1 OR #a.0 ( HOME BUY]S SP5T MORE ?AN #c.0 ( !IR GROSS H\SEHOLD 9COME ON H\S+ CO/S4 ,NE>LY #c YE>S LAT] 9 #baa !SE NUMB]S HAD SO>$ TO #f#d11 EQUIVAL5T TO #b#a.0 ( ALL HOME BUY]S4 ,! TR5D 9 H\S+ CO/ BURD5S REFLECT RIS+ REAL H\SE PRICES2 PROP]TY M>KET BOOMS ESCALATE REAL H\SE PRICES TO HI<] LEVELS ?AN !Y PEAK$ 9 ! PREVI\S BOOM4 ,BUT ) EA* PEAK 9 H\SE PRICES1 H\SEHOLD 9COMES FALL CONT9U\SLY BEH9D4 ,ACCORD+ TO ! SAME ,A,B,S DATA S\RCE1 H\SEHOLDS 9 #aii ON AV]AGE VALU$ !IR HOMES AT F\R TIMES !IR AV]AGE H\SEHOLD 9COME1 BY #baa ?IS MULTIPLE HAD CLIMB$ TO NE>LY SIX TIMES AV]AGE H\SEHOLD 9COME4 

,! PROBLEM IS NOT ONE ( A %ORTAGE ( H\S+1 BUT AN 9EFFICI5T & UNEQUAL DI/RIBUTION ( ! /OCK H\S+4 ,!RE >E AN E/IMAT$ #h#d1 VACANT RESID5TIAL PROP]TIES 9 ,MELB\RNE1 ! MAJORITY [N$ BY PROP]TY 9VE/ORS & SPECULATORS4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 ! PUBLIC H\S+ WAIT+ LI/ HAS BL[N \T TO T5 YE>S AS #c#d1 PEOPLE WAIT = A PLACE TO LIVE4 ,?IS IS BO? OBSC5E1 & ! LOGICAL CONSEQU5CE ( AN ECONOMIC SY/EM 9 :I* H\S+ IS NOT A HUMAN RI<T1 BUT RA!R A COMMODITY TO BE B\<T1 SOLD & SPECULAT$ ON = PRIVATE PR(IT4 

,! ,AU/RALIAN GOV]NM5T HAS DONE EV]Y?+ IT CAN TO SUPPORT ! RAMPANT CYCLE ( PROP]TY SPECULATION :I* IS DRIV+ H\S+ 9AF=DABILITY ACROSS ,AU/RALIA4 ,! COMB9ATION ( 0NEGATIVE GE>+0 & A CONCESSION>Y RATES ( CAPITAL GA9S TAX ON RESID5TIAL REAL E/ATE HAVE AM\NT$ TO A MASSIVE TRANSF] ( CAPITAL TO ?OSE WEAL?IE/ 5\< TO 5GAGE 9 PROP]TY SPECULATION4 ,NEGATIVE GE>+ MEANS ?AT 9DIVIDUALS ) HI< 9COMES CAN L[] !IR 9COME TAX LIABILITIES BY BORR[+ TO BUY 9VE/M5T PROP]TIES4 ,:5 !SE SPECULATORS CA% \T1 !Y AVOID TAX AGA91 ?ANKS TO ! ,CAPITAL ,GA9S ,TAX CONCESSIONS4 ,! RESULT IS ?AT @s#a#a4#g BILLION DOLL>S A YE> ?AT MI<T HAVE BE5 COLLECT$ 9 TAX REV5UE IS 9/EAD FUNNEL$ 9TO ! POCKETS ( ! WEAL?IE/1 & ?IS OCCURS 9 A PROCESS ?AT DRIVES UP PROP]TY PRICES & R5TS1 & PROGRESSIVELY LOCKS L>GE SECTIONS ( ! WORK+ CLASS \T ( ! H\S+ M>KET4 

,UN=TUNATELY = US1 CAPITALISM IS AN ADAPTABLE SY/EM1 CAPABLE ( EVOLV+ & TRANS=M+ OV] TIME4 ,S9CE ,MAGIE 9V5T$ ! ',L&LORDS ,GAME' 9 #aic WE HAVE SE5 A MAJOR M]G] MOVEM5T = 9DU/RY1 GREAT] CONC5TRATION ( CAPITAL1 ADVANC$ SELL+ P[] ?R\< ADV]TIS+1 & A MASS EXPANSION = ! M>KET ?R\< GLOBALIZATION & IMP]IALISM4 ,JU/ LIKE ! \TCOME ( ! GAME1 ! MONOPOLIZATION ( CAPITAL RESULTS 9 ! MO/ P[]FUL M9ORITIES DIVID+ ALL ! PR(ITS :IL/ ! GREAT] P>T ( HUMANITY SUFF]S FROM EV] 9CREAS+ POV]TY4 ,! /&>D ( LIV+ = ! WEAL?Y IS BAS$ ON ! EXTREME OPPRESSION ( ! WORK+ CLASS4 

,SO :IL/ !RE >E CLE> P>ALLELS BETWE5 A GAME ( ,MONOPOLY & ! CONDITIONS ( LIFE 9 A CAPITALI/ SOCIETY1 IT IS ALSO CLE> ?AT ! CONDITIONS ( \R LIVES >E UNEQUAL & ! \TCOMES F> WORSE = MO/4 ,Y\ DON'T />T ON ',G,O' AT ! SAME TIME AS EV]YONE ELSE1 Y\'RE C]TA9LY NOT GIV5 ! SAME AM\NT ( WEAL? TO BEG9 )1 ALL ( ! PROP]TIES1 UTILITIES & BUS9ESSES >E ALREADY [N$1 & IT SEEMS LIKE Y\R DICE ONLY ROLL ONES & TWOS4 ,IT'S ALSO REALLY H>D TO F9D FREE P>K+4 ,! TRU? IS MO/ ( US GO >\ND ! BO>D YE> 9 & YE> \T TRY+ TO PASS ',G,O' = \R MEASLY WAGE1 HOP+ WE CAN SCRAPE TOGE!R 5\< MONEY TO PAY \R R5T & SURVIVE4 ,IF Y\ CAN'T PAY Y\R R5T Y\ DON'T GET TO /OP PLAY+1 Y\ HAVE TO KEEP ROLL+ Y\R %ITTY DICE1 TRY+ TO MAKE IT BACK TO ',G,O' OR DY+ 9 ! PROCESS4 ,MEAN:ILE ! M9ORITY :O MONOPOLIZE ! BO>D DON'T EV] REALLY BEG9 ! GAME1 C]TA9 PLAY]S JU/ PASS !IR PIECE ON1 ACCOMPANI$ BY !IR EV]-GR[+ PILE ( NOTES1 PROP]TIES1 & LITTLE R$ HOTELS4 

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