Posted on 03/06/2011 3:26:34 PM PST by geraldmcg
Washington D.C. (IMpossible News) - Have you been so fortunate as to have played any of the land developing games found at Facebook.com? There are several like Farmville, Frontierville, Cityville and so forth. The object is to settle in, set up shop or manage the land and resources in a way that increases your points and levels of experience. My wife, the real estate tycoon has been at it longer than myself, the hobby farmer.
I think these games have tremendous merit when it comes to teaching the basics of freedom and free enterprise. You basically make your own choices on what you would like to accomplish. You can buy seed, grow, harvest and sell your crops. You can set up rentals, take in tenets and reap in the profits, or even open your own virtual bakery and expand with the demand. You can help or hire your neighbors (other players) as well. All the time getting in proportion the rewards according to the efforts you are willing to make.
I propose a a new Facebook game called "My Country" designed specifically as a learning tool for our president Obama, senate and congress. I truly believe they all would fall in love with American capitalism if they understood it. If each politician was required to play one hour a day for a month, they would probably learn more about economics than they did in college.
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