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Hasbro’s classic board game Monopoly has eliminated its jail space, freeing up time for young players more interested in what the company is calling “snack toys.” Interestingly, Monopoly’s doing away with “jail” can also be interpreted as a statement on the state of the American economy.
As John Oliver hilariously pointed out last night on the Daily Show, “The game designed to teach children how capitalism works has removed the ‘go to jail option’ to reflect the financial system they’re going to grow up in, presumably replacing it with a ‘get bailed out by congress and then go directly to the cayman islands option.'”
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