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JDPriestly

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31. The US veered toward oligarchy in the Gilded Age and during the 19th century to the 20th century

Reply to merrily (Reply #25)

Tue Apr 22, 2014, 01:48 AM

Apr 2014

when the big family fortunes were made. The Rockefellers, the Fords, the Vanderbilts, the Morgans, the many, many families that had their money from one generation to the next, the families who live on their capital and the rents and returns on their properties, etc.

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Krugman & Moyers: How the United States is becoming the Very System Our Founders Revolted Again [View all] KoKo Apr 2014 OP

K&R n/t handmade34 Apr 2014 #1

Excellent segment... ljm2002 Apr 2014 #2

Becoming? East India Company? John Hancock. merrily Apr 2014 #3

Jefferson died a bankrupt. JDPriestly Apr 2014 #13

None of that alters the fact that the US is not just recently becoming an oligarchy, does it? merrily Apr 2014 #19

People came here, worked for some time and were more easily able to buy property than we can JDPriestly Apr 2014 #20

Interesting again, but again, does not refute my original post. merrily Apr 2014 #21

How do you define oligarchy? JDPriestly Apr 2014 #23

Candidly, merrily Apr 2014 #25

The US veered toward oligarchy in the Gilded Age and during the 19th century to the 20th century JDPriestly Apr 2014 #31

P.S. As to Madison, read the once secret notes of the merrily Apr 2014 #22

But after the American Revolution, the original oligarchy, those who did not support the JDPriestly Apr 2014 #24

"the House was from the beginning intended to represent the people and be very close to the people." merrily Apr 2014 #26

+1 lunasun Apr 2014 #28

Let's take Alexander Hamilton. JDPriestly Apr 2014 #29

As an oligarch, would you be thinking of Robert Morris? JDPriestly Apr 2014 #30

As I previously stated, the life stories of individuals do not determine if merrily Apr 2014 #33

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Apr 2014 #4

Excellent post.. blue14u Apr 2014 #5

I like the fact that Krugman says we shouldn't give up......unlike many here! LongTomH Apr 2014 #6

Fight on! sorechasm Apr 2014 #11

The Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks Own And Control The Politicians That Own And Control Us cantbeserious Apr 2014 #7

Most of the politicians who own and control us are themselves oligarchs. merrily Apr 2014 #8

All Too True cantbeserious Apr 2014 #9

The people whom we elect have a lot more choices than we do. merrily Apr 2014 #10

Will Enough Non Rich People Wise Up? colsohlibgal Apr 2014 #12

Or actually outright serve on the board of Wal-Mart? merrily Apr 2014 #27

May the better angels be. K&R think Apr 2014 #14

Before anything changes in this country will we throw Enthusiast Apr 2014 #15

Third Way = Wealth Disparity Perpetuation Machine. Enthusiast Apr 2014 #16

Try Jeb and Condosleeza swilton Apr 2014 #17

I thought exactly the same thing. Enthusiast Apr 2014 #18

Was just going to post this. nt bananas Apr 2014 #32

kick nt Electric Monk Jul 2014 #34