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The thing the idiot billionaires didn't realize is that they already had maximum money and minimum accountability.
Money. Which would you rather have, a million dollars or a million rubles? By grinding the US economy to a standstill, they may have more dollars, but they'll be worth less.
When they complete turning us into a fascist oligarchy, they'll have more accountability, not less. Nearly every single one of them will have to spend more time worrying about getting thrown out of a window by a "superior" or shot in front of a hotel on their way to a conference.
They'll have to fear everyone above and below them. They discarded a set of rules that originated from general agreements to help us all get along, and have chosen power and blood as the deciding factor over laws. Well, that goes both ways. Democracy requires some good faith, and we've taken that for granted.
The founders understood this. It's why they invented our system of democracy. It wasn't just out of the goodness of their hearts. That all happened around 1776, as you know.
That sentiment didn't arise out of the blue. It was around for decades before it got to that point. The founding fathers were very aware of what was happening there. The English civil war happened in the mid 1600s and the king was executed.
It turns out constant power struggles were often not great for those in power.
But we've forgotten that. So now, instead of learning from history, we'll repeat it.
So glad i'm not a rich person who's betting their families lives on the success of the markets. Lots of finance bros living in populated cities gonna find out the hard way that food doesn't grow from money.
Another thing the idiots tearing down USAid don't seem to realize. It's not just charity; it's our insurance. We intentionally overproduce food. Because, as you say, food doesn't grow from dollar bills.