I've never thought about this exact scenario, but I have spent a lot of time thinking about UBI and that has many similar, but scaled down, dynamics. I'm looking forward to diving into everyone's ideas for a bit.

Undisciplined

I have thought about this awhile so I will post my ideas tomorrow. Let's see what other responses you get and then maybe we can both add our 2 sats tomorrow after the post has been up for a bit. 

grayruby

Meta Econ Takeover Day 9

That's a good one. Even if we want to stick with the hypothetical scenario that doesn't involve them getting tipped off, they would have a serious first mover advantage. The wealthy already know how to make all those purchases and have people ready to make them happen almost instantly.