Two proposals—one in California, one in Congress—could finally do it. The alternative is an ever-more-powerful billionaire class that threatens democracy itself.
Any individual with a net worth of more than 500 million should have their assets seized by any state that has a desire to survive. This will run them off, which is a win-win for the state, as they use infrastructure magnitudes more than normal people and give back less than nothing - being as they are laser-focused on sucking up every resource in their vicinity. This will give any such state a distinct competitive advantage over states that allow themselves to be exploited.
Any individual with a net worth of more than 500 million should have their assets seized by any state that has a desire to survive. This will run them off, which is a win-win for the state, as they use infrastructure magnitudes more than normal people and give back less than nothing - being as they are laser-focused on sucking up every resource in their vicinity. This will give any such state a distinct competitive advantage over states that allow themselves to be exploited.