Your plan might be to “borrow” a certain amount of all that money in the cardboard tray beneath your hands, at a favorable interest rate of 0 percent. Then you take that money and invest it in a political donation to the politicians in charge of writing the Monopoly rules. When successful, they could not only write a new rule but also appoint judges to review that rule who agree ahead of time that there should be rules to protect “makers,” and we’ve already determined who that is. It indeed sounds like a plan!

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Then they write a new rule that states:

“The player designated as banker may, from time to time as he determines necessary and proper, borrow money from the tray at his fingertips at a favorable interest rate of 0 percent to use for the following purposes:

• To invest in the selection of the rule-writing committee.

• To buy at market price from other players any properties he feels necessary to advantage the mix of properties held by “makers,” a term herein defined to be the same as “banker.”

• To hire lawyers to conceal your borrowing by asserting that you are “under audit” and therefore it is not disclosable.

• To pay the fine to facilitate you getting out of jail.

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• To refresh your investments in rule-maintenance and legal expenses related thereto.

• To pay your salary as CEO, as you determine you deserve, of course.”

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Should there be a howl of protest from the other players, you can dismiss that as wealth envy. Should they persist, you can tell them to take it to court.

And as it happens, one of your favored nominees has just finished his testimony for the job! He decided not to comment on the disappearance of a nominee who did not meet your standards of accommodation. He also declined to comment on any cases, past or present or future that may resemble ones he might rule on. He did say that no one is above the rules, including the new one outlined above to reward the “makers.”