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minus-squarepartial_accumenlink16•edit-210 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 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.