Fun fact: I went to school with Jay Gould's great(-great?)-grandchildren, who were pretty cool all things considered. Much partying, including one memorable night doing microdot with the younger son.
Peter Jeffe
Jay Gould is buried a few hundred yards from my house. He said he could 'hire half the working class to kill the other half.' He bought the half acre for himself but it's just as well because no one wanted to be near him. People went to his funeral just to make sure he was dead.
Justin Sherin
The prize for being the richest person in the world at the end of each calendar year should be 100% confiscation of all assets and living out the rest of your life in a dungeon. Good healthy reverse-incentive.
