And you reckon that there'll be an island to retire to in such case? Goran
On 02/11/2015 13:25, Mirimir wrote: > On 11/01/2015 02:25 AM, jim bell wrote: > > <SNIP> > >> While the first few collected rewards would probably be in the tens >> of thousands of dollars range, after a few hundred are collected I >> think the price could easily drop to the low thousands. > > Really? Let's say that there was a viable AP system. What would bids be > like for top US officials? There are maybe a couple billion people who > want them dead. Even at $1 each, that's a lot of money! > > Also, consider the potential for collateral damage. Let's say that I'm > the captain of a Russian nuclear sub. The aggregate value of the US > Congress might hit $100 billion, no? So what might I do? First, kill my > crew, after making suitable arrangements. Then nuke Washington, and > collect my winnings. Maybe drop out for a few years in some deep part of > the Pacific. Then buy an island, and retire. > > <SNIP> > >
