Fun story about scale: My son is visiting Prague while studying abroad this summer. Apparently, he stepped into a Rolex store and was amazed by the expensive watches. He asked "Who buys a $100k watch?" Then, he answered himself, "I guess Elon Musk." I said, that watch has virtually no value to someone who is worth $1 Trillion dollars. We did the math to determine the comparative value of a $100K watch to a person who is worth $1Million compared to a person who is worth $1 Trillion. The answer: Ten Cents. Elon could give that watch out to guests as a party favor. A cheap party favor. It's mind boggling how much $1 Trillion is. People do not get it. That kind of concentration of wealth.... that kind of buying power... is truly insane.

America came as close as it ever did to embodying its ideals as stated in the Preamble of the good old US Constitution: We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity. And people who considered themselves above We The People didn't like that.

Direct Democracy here also helps. I really like having the ability to vote on laws directly. I know lots of smart people would disagree. Like many say that Prop 13 screwed California. But I think Direct Democracy breaks the 2 party system a bit and at least feels like a check on politicians.