eat the rich – knitting in the dark

life-is-strange-life-is-queer:

lordacies:

writing-prompt-s:

Every year, the richest person in America is declared the “Winner of Capitalism.” They get a badge. Then all of their wealth is donated to charity and they have to start over at $0.

This procedure results in the worlds richest people donating excessive amounts of money ahead of the event in an attempt to avoid being hit by a real life blue shell. Thus adding to the overall annual donation.

Please make this real

I saw something on QI about the Greeks, that once you earned over a certain amount, you had to contribute to the upkeep of the Navy. The way to get out of it was to take someone you thought was wealthier to court and offer to swap all your assets. Basically, whoever flinched first and refused had to buy a boat. No idea if there are legit sources, but it’s a great idea.