Should the US Switch from the Dollar to Monopoly Money?
Posted on October 01, 2007 at 10:14 AM EDT
From user Ignatius: Even as economists have derided the U.S. dollar as heading toward parity with Monopoly money, Monopoly money itself has held its value with marked consistency. 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 [...]