The Sandin family’s wealth is from James Sandin’s company that sells security system advertised to protect homes from criminal activity during the Purge. The Purge allowed for economic prosperity for the Sandin family so much so that they have blue flowers in their lawn as a symbolic support in favor of the Purge. And yet, in essence, his money stems from people’s aversion to the criminal acts that are legal on that day. People buy his security system to protect themselves, or if not themselves then their personal belongings while they participate in the Purge. This contradicting cycle is mimicked for our own world as cigarette companies produce a lethal product that kills their consumers, while many of the anti-smoking campaigns are produced by the cigarette companies themselves.
Not only are the wealthy able to access security from the havoc of the Purge, but they also are able to attain weapons and tools to participate in the Purge. While the James Sandin's neighbors not only purchased his security system, they also acquired weapons. The neighbors tried to use the weapons to kill the Sandin family because of their newly-founded wealth.
Those under the same economic limitation as the bloody stranger that the Sandin family let into their home could not afford the security nor the tools of defense and this theme is repeated throughout the Purge Trilogy. Money is strength in both the alternative universe of the Purge and within our own. Within the Purge, the rich view the 12-hour time where crime is legal as a way to indulge in their most wicked fantasy where the poor are playthings. Rather than presuming the Purge as a threat to their well-being, the wealthy enjoy and look forward to taking part in criminal activity. While in our reality in the United States of America, money provides you with a better quality of life, not just with luxury handbags and sports car, but with better healthcare and safety that allows you to avoid death for a little while longer.
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