The best idea I heard of to solve this problem is the ancient Greek "liturgy" [0], whereby the richest citizens would be compelled to spend their money on publi

The best idea I heard of to solve this problem is the ancient Greek "liturgy" [0], whereby the richest citizens would be compelled to spend their money on public works such as ship construction. Scott Alexander recently made a good (though somewhat tongue in cheek) case for reviving this [1]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liturgy_%28ancient_Greece%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liturgy_%28ancient_Greece%29 [1] https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/my-presidential-platform https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/my-presidential-platform