When the makers of a game don’t setup rules or enforce them, then the game can suck because of how unbalanced it can get.

The issue at the end of the day is with the game makers (politicians) not making the game fair and fun. Elements could be added to balance the game, such as cash being distributed each time you pass GO (a monthly Universal Basic Income[UBI]) and setting lower costs the on of the first property you want to rent. More properties could even be added to the board to help lower the price of owning a property.

The game in theory could have some interesting elements, such as innovation and competition fueling creativity. But when the game makers totally removed themselves from a judging role, those interesting features completely disappear due to the big players being allowed to swallow up all the competition.

The big players’ greed also fuels the game to be worse. Incentives to create the lowest priced product sounds great on paper. However, when the big player greed has caused the majority of players to not be able to afford even their cheapest products, then suddenly they start cutting corners. More and more. Until they are providing their customers with actual garbage and they might even call it ‘food’ too!

Contrast this with if people were actually getting a base amount of money and those same people could afford to not just have the worst/cheapest versions of everything (thanks to UBI). Suddenly, the scale can be flipped to be a race geared around providing the best and highest quality goods and services. Rules can be enforced to punish wasteful, unsustainable, and unethical business practices.