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Basically. If we all decide at once to ignore their "wealth". Bam. They are no longer wealthy and their power goes poof.
Unless they have a private army of drones of course.
Threat of violence is the core of all power. Even wealth is just a way to account for how much you can leverage violence over another.
or I think the desire to earn personal assets of that level should really be classified as a mental disease, like gambling addiction. And be treated accordingly