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Jul 7, 2021 · There is, however, another group of people whose billionaire wealth is inherited. Meet US aristocracy, 2021 style. The five wealthiest dynastic families are the Walton (Walmart), Koch (Koch Industries), Mars, Cargill-MacMillan, and Lauder families—and there’s not a tech titan among them.
Jun 17, 2021 · Early in the 19th century, not long after a bunch of British colonies became the United States of America, an aging John Adams and his friend and rival Thomas Jefferson exchanged dozens of letters...
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May 16, 2018 · 1. The Aristocracy Is Dead … For about a week every year in my childhood, I was a member of one of America’s fading aristocracies. Sometimes around Christmas, more often on the Fourth of July, my...
Aug 15, 2016 · Renowned social historian Stephen Birmingham reveals the inner workings of this aristocracy and identifies which families in which cities have always mattered and how they’ve defined America.
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May 14, 2024 · America’s Secret Aristocracy offers an inside look at the estates, marriages, and financial empires of America’s most powerful families—from the Randolphs of Virginia and the...
Nov 19, 2021 · America’s apparent aristocracy is a testament to the tendency of social groups to rise or fall based on certain criteria and conditions. These include family background, ambition, financial wealth, political prowess, appeal to the masses and powerful connections.
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At a time when the gap between America's rich and the rest of society is growing, we must avert an American aristocracy by preventing the richest families from perpetuating their wealth. Estate taxes reward hard work and talent and protect civic equality.
