tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347683455597417526.post5032697991315276308..comments2024-02-28T20:08:29.312-08:00Comments on The Pictorial Arts: The Color of MoneyThomas Haller Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09278003392092477845noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347683455597417526.post-16729533053606297672011-11-06T10:36:49.912-08:002011-11-06T10:36:49.912-08:00My daughter, barely 19, loves her laptop and her s...My daughter, barely 19, loves her laptop and her smart phone and is versed in all the e-games. Yet, when she's home, she comes to us and says—hey guys, let's play Clue, or Scrabble, or Monopoly. <br /><br />Where did we, as parents, go right?Thomas Haller Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09278003392092477845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347683455597417526.post-6701154526643833932011-11-06T05:45:50.005-08:002011-11-06T05:45:50.005-08:00I heard that my friend. Monopoly was part of my u...I heard that my friend. Monopoly was part of my upbringing, and shaped my understanding of financial understanding of things like paying rent, utilities, and more as a small child. I enjoyed hours of family fun sitting around the game board with my family.<br />Sad today's kids don't, or won't play board games like our generation did before the computer age, they will never have those memories as we do.<br />And even though I make my living because of the computer, and it let's me work from home 100% of the time, I know today's children will never know that family closeness and bond I did as a child. That fact is a sad outcome of our computer age.<br />You are wise to play the game with your child, giving her that closeness and understanding of what family is all about in a digital fake world we now live in.<br />Peace to you and yours my friend.Jim Fetterhttp://www.ifreelance.com/pro/14389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347683455597417526.post-38438260917939802742011-11-06T00:31:44.403-07:002011-11-06T00:31:44.403-07:00The last time I saw a Monopoly set, the paper mone...The last time I saw a Monopoly set, the paper money had been replaced by an electronic transfers system. My fiancée and I agreed that much of the pleasure would be absent.<br /><br />My paternal grandfather believed that the state should give everyone a million dollars ever year, and a new car every second year. As an economist, I don't much recommend attempting a humane economy in a confusion of legal tender with value.Daniel [oeconomist.com]https://www.blogger.com/profile/06763094285750736837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347683455597417526.post-29183624182949708602011-11-05T23:17:33.433-07:002011-11-05T23:17:33.433-07:00Hi Thom,
I have very fond memories of playing mon...Hi Thom,<br /><br />I have very fond memories of playing monopoly, with my brothers and sisters, or the whole family. I never thought about it until now, but the colors of the money really were appealing; and I loved the hotels and motels, and all the little metal figures, especially the boot, and the feel of them touching spots as you moved around the board. Thank you for reminding me!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588164536314320479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347683455597417526.post-81159809272002257242011-11-05T18:20:15.148-07:002011-11-05T18:20:15.148-07:00I totally agree with you on the color coded deed c...I totally agree with you on the color coded deed cards. Owning the railroads or utilities didn't feel as fun as owning a matching set of colors.<br /><br />Fun memories. :-)LJRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04938501366227182545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347683455597417526.post-12627075260093608452011-11-05T15:29:31.118-07:002011-11-05T15:29:31.118-07:00Will, thanks for picking up and reposting on that....Will, thanks for picking up and reposting on that.Thomas Haller Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09278003392092477845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347683455597417526.post-2114499702206534002011-11-05T14:02:22.993-07:002011-11-05T14:02:22.993-07:00I shared your comment about passing Go because I h...I shared your comment about passing Go because I hadn't realized that a form of Basic Income shows up here. I'm hopeful that some form of it might come out of the Occupy protests. Martin Luther King said, "I am now convinced that the simplest approach will prove to be the most effective -- the solution to poverty is to abolish it directly by a now widely discussed measure: the guaranteed income."Will Shetterlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08539053268352597627noreply@blogger.com