This is exactly right. I have been thinking about that King of Kong documentary for weeks now. I wish we had a kill screen for capitalism.
If only we could convince Congress that banking would be more secure if every personal dollar amount (income, investment value, wealth, whatever) were stored as a signed 32 bit integer. Then the max score would be around 2 billion dollars. Any excess would be effectively taxed at a 100% marginal rate and go directly to libraries and food banks.
April 1, 2025
Temporarily embarrassed arcade champion.
April 1, 2025
This is exactly right. I have been thinking about that King of Kong documentary for weeks now. I wish we had a kill screen for capitalism.
If only we could convince Congress that banking would be more secure if every personal dollar amount (income, investment value, wealth, whatever) were stored as a signed 32 bit integer. Then the max score would be around 2 billion dollars. Any excess would be effectively taxed at a 100% marginal rate and go directly to libraries and food banks.