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Game Title. Monopoly 5 Items 5. Not Specified 2 Items 2. Number of Players. New 5 Items 5. Used 2 Items 2. Please provide a valid price range. Buying Format. All Listings. Accepts Offers. Buy It Now. Item Location. Canada Only. North America. Shipping Options. Parker Brothers marketed the game as Monopoly from The rights to the game transferred to Hasbro when it acquired Parker Brothers in Magie was a woman of many talents and trades.
Despite that impressive resume, she is now remembered mainly—and barely so—as the inventor of Monopoly. She patented it in and re-patented a revised version in The game was innovative because of its circular pattern—most board games at the time were linear.
But its real point was economic, political, and ultimately, fiscal. He suggested that rather than taxing labor, trade, or sales, governments should derive their funding only from taxing land and the natural resources that derive from it. As already observed by earlier thinkers such as Adam Smith and David Ricardo, a land tax is economically more efficient than other taxes, since it places no burden on economic activity. It would also reduce property speculation, eliminate boom and bust cycles, and even out economic inequality.
Although Georgist ideas were influential for a while and continue to be discussed—among others by Ralph Nader during his presidential candidacy—they are no longer a vital political force, except in the related field of emissions trading.
In the latter version, when a player owns all the streets of one color, they can charge double rent and erect houses and hotels on the properties. Taken together, these two versions were meant to illustrate the evil of monopolies and the benefit of a more cooperative approach to wealth creation.
But, in the light of what happened to Magie, perhaps not entirely surprising. When Darrow claimed Monopoly as his own, Magie protested.
Parker Brothers continued to acknowledge Darrow as the inventor of the game. For more on the intersection of Monopoly, Atlantic City geography and s segregation, read this article in The Atlantic by Mary Pilon. She is also the author of a book on the subject, called The Monopolists. Many thanks to Robert Capiot for alerting me to the article.
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