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minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up23·5 months agoOur oligarchs definitely have a lot less style than the ones in the Gilded Age
minus-squarepartial_accumen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·edit-25 months agoOur oligarchs surprisingly also have a lot less money that the Gilded Age robber barons. People think Elon Musk is richest man ever at $194 billion. However adjusted for inflation, here’s where the Gilded Age barons stood. Vanderbilt was $200 billion Rockefeller was at $440 billion Carnegie was at over $310 billion Astor was $120 billion
Our oligarchs definitely have a lot less style than the ones in the Gilded Age
Our oligarchs surprisingly also have a lot less money that the Gilded Age robber barons.
People think Elon Musk is richest man ever at $194 billion. However adjusted for inflation, here’s where the Gilded Age barons stood.