This seems another in a category of proposals so grand and outlandish and controversial that a small team can make a tidy living for years researching & promoti

This seems another in a category of proposals so grand and outlandish and controversial that a small team can make a tidy living for years researching & promoting something which will never happen. Conjure up a plan with a price tag having enough digits, and you'll attract enough interest to live on for a while. Same category as the libertarian-utopia "Oceania" project, the billion-dollar indoor ski resort near Atlanta, the bridge spanning the Strait of Gibraltar, and a half-dozen mile-high skyscraper projects. 1% of 1% of $1,000,000,000 is nothing for someone who could move that kind of money, but it's enough to keep me happy for a while. So, we buy a used cruise ship, park it in international waters, and ... hey, for 1% of 1% of total cost I'll give you a workable plan.