Ok, so here is my idle thought for the day.
Restrict the power of people at the average age of death in their country. Be a jerk about it, no political positions, no company directorships, trust boards or any other position of power can be held once you pass that age.
In NZ that is 83 for women and 79 for men.
That is old; really old, to be making decisions about the future.
If billionaires want to retain power beyond that, better fund those works that make things better for everybody to bring up that average. Men, you will need to up your game as women out live you by 4 years or 5%…
Perverse incentives, maybe keeping people alive using machines etc, longer than in medically advisable…but that doesn’t work on the scale of millions of people.
Edit: for clarity, I am not calling for disenfranchising the old, they would still have the right to vote.
My idea is in no way advocating for disenfranchising the old. They get to vote in my hypothetical world.
They just can’t govern past 85ish, or lead companies etc… They need to pass that torch before they hit the average lifespan age. Most people who attain those offices are living well beyond the average age anyway; they get to live in the world they create and shape it only by voting like the rest of us.