Going to need to pump up those 2500 numbers. You take out the first wave they will be quickly replaced with descendents and opportunists. Maybe after the second wave the guillotines can be retired.
but think about all the smart innovation from those brilliant billionaire brain you'll be missing out on!
And with 1.3 billion American less, that would be a lot less of trump supporters
The one benefit of the Black Plague was that decimation of workers shifted power into the hands of workers as there was fewer of them. While eliminating 1.3 billion people would massively change the power dynamics. However, 1.3 billion gone would cause major society upheaval.
Removing one billionaire allows society to continue with minimal disruption.
You know, if there was a practical way to round up all billionares and remove them, I think I'd be for that. Not sure how one goes about it at this rate, though.