I don't think that would work, Augie. All you'd have left is a planet of the apes.
It would be better to spend a little time thinking about the dynamics of greed. Once we understand that we might be able to address the problem ... even though, in my limited experience, the chances of our society applying careful analysis to a serious problem are pretty small. The Age Of Reason is long gone.
But, until we do that, fuhgeddaboutit!
Fred