That's an idea worth considering perhaps. The question is, will a cap like this produce a net negative or net positive to society? On one hand, what's the inc

That's an idea worth considering perhaps. The question is, will a cap like this produce a net negative or net positive to society? On one hand, what's the incentive to keep being productive and innovative once the cap is reached? If we can come up with some (besides money), and they are good and desirable, it may offset some of the negative effects. I always think of it like we don't let private citizens posses atom bombs in the US (even if they are really good people who would never use them for evil). A shotgun is fine though. Too much power in a single individual unbalances society. But I'm really not sure what the net effects would be. Besides, as other posters have pointed out, the system would almost certainly be gamed. The hazard of too much wealth does seem real though.