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To: C19fan

Agree. It was only the most productive and creative age in the history of mankind. More people were lifted from poverty than any other time in our history. All because of the “Robber Barons” that created the jobs.


6 posted on 07/23/2025 4:02:12 AM PDT by abb
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7 posted on 07/23/2025 4:09:42 AM PDT by Liz (')
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To: abb

Seriously ? The vast majority of Americans were still well below the poverty line in 1890.


12 posted on 07/23/2025 4:35:40 AM PDT by erlayman (E )
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To: abb

And created mobility, energy etc.

I believe it was Rockefeller who brought the price of lamp oil from $5.00 a gallon to Pennie’s and lit up the countryside.

Instead of shipping it in small containers he made tanker rail cars and shipped in bulk across the entire country.

Yes, he became outrageously rich but he improved the lives of literally every American.


25 posted on 07/23/2025 5:26:06 AM PDT by cyclotic (Don’t be part of the problem. Be the entire problem)
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To: abb

Society was being phased out in favor of the planned re-organization of human lives for optimal production. Monopolism and government schooling are two facets of this.


27 posted on 07/23/2025 5:30:17 AM PDT by ClarityGuy
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To: abb

Society was being phased out in favor of the planned re-organization of human lives for optimal production. Monopolism and government schooling are two facets of this.


28 posted on 07/23/2025 5:30:22 AM PDT by ClarityGuy
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Society was being phased out in favor of the planned re-organization of human lives for optimal production. Monopolism and government schooling are two facets of this.


29 posted on 07/23/2025 5:30:23 AM PDT by ClarityGuy
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To: abb
Agree. It was only the most productive and creative age in the history of mankind. More people were lifted from poverty than any other time in our history. All because of the “Robber Barons” that created the jobs.

Indeed. The Gilded Age (1865-1917--named from the title of a Mark Twain novel) saw the US gain 12 states and expand to include the Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico and Hawaii. Those years also saw the development of transcontinental railroads, cars, airplanes, telephones and radios.

30 posted on 07/23/2025 5:32:06 AM PDT by Fiji Hill
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