FICTION WRITERS FOR BETTER MISINFORMATION SEEKS TO USE MISINFORMATION TO GET VOTERS MORE ENGAGED IN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS. WE WELCOME PROPOSALS FOR BOOKS, MOVIES, PROPAGANDA CAMPAIGNS, REALITY TV SHOWS.
The Problem: The vast majority of people will never accumulate anywhere near enough money to experience the capital gains tax or the inheritance tax. How can they understand the pain these policies cause?
The Proposal: Clearly technology is the solution. We will launch a massively multiplayer online role-playing game, in which normal people, even the lower middle class, can play a tycoon, hobnob with other bazillionaires, and see how it feels when the government rips hard-earned millions out of their hands. The game will be called The Veil of Knowledge. After players become accustomed to the luxuries and perks of being in the top slice of a fraction of the one percent, the game will climax with a threat to its continuation on election day; the only way players can save the world they’ve come to love is to vote for the candidate who promises to hold down the rapacious taxes on the wealthy.
