No single man should wield so much power. That&#x27;s part of the foundation of modern democracy -- we don&#x27;t want any single person having unchecked power to do as he or she wants. Krämer&#x27;s solution <i>is</i> the state taking the place of the individual, as intended in the democratic model. Otherwise you have an effective monarchy, with the only difference that power isn&#x27;t only inherited, but can be acquired via mercantile means. I don&#x27;t want the shape of my country to be decided by the whims of a super-rich elite.