Crashing the economy is literally the point, then his rich asshole friends can acquire a ton of stocks and property while its value is low and when the adults fix it 4 years from now all his friends that got him elected will still win.

From the article:

“While Wright’s film is based on King’s novel released under his pseudonym Richard Bachman, the story will differ from the reiteration Schwarzenegger starred in nearly 40 years ago. The story is set in a totalitarian society that utilizes deadly game shows for punishment. In Wright’s version, Powell’s character, Ben Richards, joins a television show where contestants must outrun killers in order to earn money for his sick daughter.”

It’s the onion guys, chill

Yeah sure I stare into the abyss but I definitely try to fill my void with alcohol.

He’s done a couple new ones, exact same format and theme song and everything. It was surreal having that pop up in front of me.