Monopoly

This week in class we played Monopoly. However, it wasn't your traditional game, we had new rules to resemble the American system. Each player was divided into classes ranging from the top of the class structure to the very bottom. I was stuck in the second to last position which we called the lower middle class. While this is not as bad as the working class it was still hard to do anything with the limited amount of money I was given. I would land on certain properties with the hopes of buying only to realize I didn't have the capital to do so. But I realized I was much better off than the working class who in our group wasn't able to buy a single property and was thrown in jail and never was able to get out. While it was fun to play in class its a sad realization that people actually live like this only instead of monopoly money they are using the real thing and they are living their life in a constant struggle trying to pay off their debts and trying to stay on top of their finances. It wasn't until playing this game that I truly understood the struggles that the everyday blue collar worker goes through in today's America. I thought this was an extremely valuable lesson and should be used in future classes.