The History of Monopoly

To settle an argument while on vacation, we had to look up the history of the board game Monopoly. This is quite a fascinating history, dating back to the early 1900's. The game was designed to illustrate the negative effects of rent and taxation, specifically to promote Georgism. I'm not sure it had much effect on public opinion, but it makes me want to create a game to highlight the benefits of the FairTax. ;-)