The Monopoly Machine

Two hundred citizens, equal at the start. Every exchange is a fair coin flip over a fifth of the poorer party's wealth (the "yard-sale" rule). Turn the dials of redistribution — then press Run and watch what the arithmetic does.

★ Every transaction in this machine is fair — 50/50 — unless you tilt the coin yourself.

Presets 8 yr/s
Wealth tax
Inheritance tax
Capital advantage
Basic income (pass GO)
Jubilee every 50 years
0
Year
0.00
Gini
0%
Richest citizen
10%
Top 10% share
50%
Bottom 50% share
The citizens — bubble area = share of all wealth
Lorenz curve — the sag of inequality

The diagonal is perfect equality. The deeper the sag, the closer to monopoly.

Milestones (for your slides)