The part that makes it even more confusing for me is that their party, Podemos, is a real left party which you'd expect to be against increasing income inequality.
I expect that the situation in Spain is much more complex than we give it credit for.
I don't think it's useful to punish users with low or negative karma ... because they can just get another account. Karma will only make you invested once you've accumulated enough.
Maybe a nuclear option would be good. We certainly had success with Operation Erlang I & II. Maybe a nuclear option would consist of locking out access for 24 hrs to all but the old guard and then requiring that for the next week or so that new accts must be active for more than 24 hrs before they can post.
Heh, I was thinking of selling my Google stock, but I'm glad I kept it for financial and emotional reasons. I just wish they'd look at my job application again ;-)