YEAH! Discount all the endowments to Universities, the Arts, Libraries and civic improvements,fountains statues etc.. To say nothing of the jobs they provided. They don’t count or matter.
Those “Barons” gave back more to the citizenry than the government ever did by grabbing their taxes and wealth . JMHO!
Alright, but apart from that, what did The Robber Barons EVER do for us?