I'd make a really good billionaire and think I should be given the opportunity to prove it.

I'd make a really good billionaire and think I should be given the opportunity to prove it.

This November, Californians will vote on a one-time 5% wealth tax for billionaires. This comes just as Elon Musk briefly became the world’s first trillionaire, highlighting the growing divide between the super wealthy and the rest of the world. Here, with his characteristic humor, Daniel DeLong examines the role of money in human civilization and offers to take one for the team.