Today\u2019s wealth gap is much bigger, and the country\u2019s richest have much more power than they once did. It\u2019s an Age of Oligarchy<\/p>\n
For many, the era of US history that most resembles contemporary America is easy to identify: the Gilded Age.<\/p>\n
It is, in certain ways, an apt comparison. Like modern America, the Gilded Age saw a small number of men tower over US politics and industry alike. Rising atop a swell of wealth inequality, figures like Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie and John D Rockefeller mixed private interests with public policy, opening doors in Washington and beyond with ease. Their model is a clear precedent for figures such as Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison and more.<\/p>\n
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