Poverty isn’t just a game
Commentary: Online game depicts life without good options
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — You’ve lost your job. You’ve lost your house. You’re down to your last $1,000. Can you make it through the month?
Jenny Nicholson is tired of hearing how the poor are poor because they make poor choices. Let’s see what kind of choices you make when it’s your turn to be flattened by the economy.
That’s the idea behind Spent, an online game Nicholson created to challenge popular misconceptions about poverty.
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Thank you for posting this. Very important and one we’re sharing with our older kids.
Thank you!
underground economy, cash only, no taxes
drug dealer , black market, no taxes
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