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$200 rule (slrpnk.net)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I would argue it’s more of an example of a yearly wage but ok

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

How is it equivalent to a wage? You don't do any work to earn it, you simply have to pass go. Unless every player is a real estate agent whose boss makes them complete a stupid foot race to get their pay?

Side note, because I can't be bothered writing a top-level comment too: Up until the more recent games that use the million scale, it's always been $200, ever since 1935 (patent date). In today's money, that's $4,586, which honestly would be a good place to start for a monthly UBI in my opinion.

Edit: Oops, double posted, apologies.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

I mean your literal job for players is to buy, sell, or rent real estate. That’s exactly what all players are doing. So it stands to reason that you would be paid a salary for this work. This is also peak capitalism in the 1930s. Ubi wasn’t even a glimmer of a thought in anyone’s eye.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

If that was the case you wouldn't earn money from the real estate since it isn't yours

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I mean yes, I'm pretty sure the OP isn't saying that it being a UBI was the original intent. And yes, that is literally the players job. But I'd like to hear about this magic wage private property investors get paid to buy, sell and rent real estate? Ya know, outside of the rent you collect.

Oh wait, we have that in Australia, sort of. It's called negative gearing, and it allows you to claim all losses on rental investment properties against your tax.