Variable to dynamic text won't work

Okay what i have got is a stats bar called scores inside it i have three dynamic text boxes I want to display the variables
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[]_global.killed
[
]_global.money
[*]_global.toKill
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So i assumed that i could just assign the variable to the box via the properties bar. No luck i then tried to have the mc called scores saying this.moneyDisplay.text (name of dynamic box) = _global.money still no luck not sure what else to try. Most successful was assigning the variable but that only got me a 0 which was the starting variable what should i do??
Any help would be much appreciated