John D Rockefeller became exponentially richer after the US government forcibly broke up his massive Standard Oil monopoly in 1911 due to antitrust violations.

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John D Rockefeller became exponentially richer after the US government forcibly broke up his massive Standard Oil monopoly in 1911 due to antitrust violations. The company was split into 34 distinct entities, but Rockefeller maintained his shares in all of them, and the combined value of these new fragmented companies absolutely skyrocketed on the stock market. It is hilarious proof that even when the government steps in to brutally punish an unethical billionaire for dominating the free market, capitalism still finds a magical way to reward him with more money than God