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+A CLI clone of "Billionaire: Capitalist Tycoon" by Alegrium<br/>
+I used to play this game when I was like 7 and it's off the play store so I though I'd make a CLI clone in Python
+
+# Commands
+  * help: help's the user
+  * status: output's networth, available money, threat level, your businesses and earning/hour
+  * shop/buy: lists available businesses
+  * sell: sells that business
+  * leaderboard: shows the wealth leaderboard
+  * quit: exit's game
+
+# Additional functionality:
+  * randomly get fined based on threat level
+  * permanent saves