stackyFACTSIt only took completely unchecked corporate consolidation and ruthlessly destroying all competition to reach the ten-figure milestone.
It only took completely unchecked corporate consolidation and ruthlessly destroying all competition to reach the ten-figure milestone. Rockefeller's Standard Oil controlled an absurd ninety percent of all American refineries, making him so astronomically wealthy that his net worth equated to nearly two percent of the entire national economy. Modern billionaires are basically playing in the minor leagues compared to his unhinged capitalist dominance.
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