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> value. All billionaires could be instantly broke if the general public decided they were broke.

Are we taking about abolishing the fiat currency system or bringing back the guillotines ?



Any of the above, the world could just decide arbitrarily everyone with 1+B is suddenly broke. That’s not likely but it doesn’t break the laws of physics or anything.


Nice to meet a fellow appreciated of the French revolution. There aren’t many of us these days.




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