Plus Carnegie was a great beneficiary of the steep tariffs that undergirded the post-Civil War economic boom in America. At the same time, Britain pursued a free-trade policy that hollowed out its economy and set the stage for decline to second-rate status.
Excellent point. Carnegie helped make America strong by importing technology and exporting goods.
Today's globalists are doing just the opposite, targetting America's prosperous Middle Class as a market to be plundered and sunk into debt.