When the Expos Come Home to a MoneyLess Montreal

And what happens to sport when money is no longer the god it serves

There are moments in a city’s life when memory and destiny intersect.

Montreal has been carrying one such memory for twenty years now —
a blue, white, and red ache that never quite left the bones of this place.

The Montreal Expos did not die.
They were displaced.

And now, as Montreal begins its conscious movement toward becoming the world’s first MoneyLess City, the conditions for their return have finally aligned — not economically, but spiritually.

Because the Expos cannot return to the Montreal of yesterday.
They can only return to the Montreal of tomorrow.

A Team Without the Weight of Money

In a MoneyLess Society, the first question asked of any great endeavor is no longer:

How much will it cost?

But rather:

What purpose does it serve?

For the future owners of a reborn Montreal Expos, this changes everything.

Land & Stadium Development

In a MoneyLess Montreal:

  • Land is no longer purchased as a speculative asset

  • Zoning is no longer auctioned to the highest bidder

  • Stadiums are no longer monuments to ego or naming-rights capitalism

Land is assigned for purpose.

A stadium becomes:

  • A community gathering place

  • A civic commons

  • A temple of play, excellence, and shared identity

The cost of land?
Removed.

The cost of construction?
Massively reduced, as materials, labor, and logistics are coordinated through the G3 ecosystem — not priced through profit margins.

Zero Manpower Costs — Because No One Is “Paid”

In a MoneyLess Society, there are no salaries.

There is provision.

Every individual involved in the Expos organization — from groundskeepers to executives — receives what every other citizen receives:

A G3 Limitless Debit Card

This card ensures:

  • Housing

  • Food

  • Healthcare

  • Transportation

  • Education

  • Meaningful quality of life

No one is “underpaid.”
No one is “overpaid.”
No one is exploited.
No one is elevated above their neighbor.

And yes — this includes the players.

The Player Question (And the Ego Problem)

This is where the old world stumbles.

“But professional athletes are special,” they say.
“They deserve more.”

Why?

Why is the man who throws a ball more deserving than the woman who saves a life?
Why is the hitter more worthy than the teacher shaping minds?
Why is entertainment elevated above healing, building, and serving?

In a MoneyLess Society:

  • Players receive G3 Limitless Debit Cards as full compensation

  • They are housed, fed, trained, healed, and supported

  • Their families are secure

  • Their futures are not tied to contracts or career-ending injuries

What more do they need?

Private jets?
Gold-plated egos?
Artificial hierarchies built on scarcity?

No.

They need purpose, belonging, and the joy of the game itself — the reason sport existed long before money corrupted it.

We are not here to feed the ego.
We are here to restore the game.

What This Means for Owners

Ownership, too, is transformed.

The future Expos owner is not a billionaire extracting value —
but a steward holding responsibility.

They do not “make money.”
They serve a city.

Their rewards are:

  • Legacy

  • Honor

  • Contribution

  • Participation in something eternal

The crushing burdens of:

  • Payroll inflation

  • Contract disputes

  • Revenue sharing wars

  • Media rights extortion

—all dissolve.

What remains is simple:

Build a great team.
Serve the city.
Play the game well.

What This Means for Fans

Fans are no longer consumers.

They are participants.

  • Tickets are accessible to all

  • Stadiums are community-owned spaces

  • Families are not priced out of belonging

  • Loyalty is no longer monetized

The Expos become ours again.

Not a brand.
Not an asset.
A living expression of Montreal itself.

The Future of All Professional Sports

What begins in Montreal will not stay in Montreal.

When one city proves that:

  • Sport can thrive without money

  • Excellence does not require exploitation

  • Passion does not require profit

…the world will follow.

Athletes will:

  • Play longer

  • Play freer

  • Retire without fear

Teams will:

  • Compete without financial arms races

  • Recruit based on fit, not cost

  • Become cultural anchors, not corporations

Administrations will:

  • Govern rather than extract

  • Steward rather than dominate

  • Serve rather than sell

And fans will finally remember why they fell in love with the game in the first place.

The Expos Were Always Meant to Return This Way

Perhaps the Expos had to leave
so that Montreal could grow.

Perhaps the game had to be stripped away
so that it could be reborn clean.

The Montreal Expos will return
not as a business venture
but as a sign.

A sign that another way is possible.
A sign that play, joy, and excellence do not require money.
A sign that Heaven can, indeed, touch Earth —
even on a baseball diamond.

And when the first pitch is thrown
in a MoneyLess Montreal…

the world will be watching. 

All my love,




























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