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How Wealthy Are They? A few of the wealthiest Americans of all timeA few of the wealthiest Americans of all time

What Do You Think? Robber Barons?Robber Barons? or or Captains ofCaptains of Industry? Industry?

#21 Henry Clay FrickHenry Clay Frick Steel/CokeSteel/Coke $225 Million$225 Million Today’s Value:Today’s Value: 22.4 Billion22.4 Billion

#20 Jeff Bezos (age: 48)Jeff Bezos (age: 48) Amazon.comAmazon.com $23.2 Billion$23.2 Billion

#19 Michael Bloomberg (age: 70)Michael Bloomberg (age: 70) InvestmentInvestment $25 Billion$25 Billion

#18 J.P. Morgan J.P. Morgan FinanceFinance $119 Million$119 Million Today’s Value:Today’s Value: $25 Billion$25 Billion

#14, 15, 16, 17 Sam Walton’s Four KidsSam Walton’s Four Kids Wal-Mart StoresWal-Mart Stores $26.1 – 27.9$26.1 – 27.9 Billion Each

#13 David Koch (age: 72)David Koch (age: 72) InvestmentInvestment $31 Billion$31 Billion

#12 Charles Koch (age: 76)Charles Koch (age: 76) InvestmentInvestment $31 Billion$31 Billion

#11 Larry Ellison (age: 68)Larry Ellison (age: 68) OracleOracle $41 Billion$41 Billion

#10 Warren Buffet (age: 82)Warren Buffet (age: 82) InvestmentInvestment $46 Billion$46 Billion

#9 Marshall Field Marshall Field Department StoresDepartment Stores $140 million$140 million Today’s Value:Today’s Value: $66 Billion$66 Billion

#8 Bill Gates (age: 56)Bill Gates (age: 56) Computer SoftwareComputer Software $66 Billion$66 Billion

#7 Stephen Van Rensselaer III Stephen Van Rensselaer III Property (ownedProperty (owned much of NY much of NY state) state) Today’s Value:Today’s Value: $68 Billion $68 Billion

#6 Jay Gould Jay Gould RailroadsRailroads $81 Million$81 Million Today’s Value:Today’s Value: $71 Billion $71 Billion

#5 John Jacob Astor John Jacob Astor Fur trade, real estateFur trade, real estate $20 million$20 million Today’s Value:Today’s Value: $121 Billion$121 Billion

#4 Cornelius Vanderbilt Cornelius Vanderbilt Shipping, railroadsShipping, railroads $105 Million$105 Million Today’s Value:Today’s Value: $185 Billion$185 Billion

#3 Henry Ford Henry Ford AutomobilesAutomobiles Today’s Value:Today’s Value: $199 Billion$199 Billion

#2 Andrew Carnegie Andrew Carnegie SteelSteel $250 Million$250 Million Today’s Value:Today’s Value: $310 Billion$310 Billion

#1 John D. Rockefeller John D. Rockefeller OilOil $900 Million$900 Million Today’s Value:Today’s Value: $340 Billion!!!$340 Billion!!!

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"We demand that big business give the people a square deal; in return we must insist that when anyone engaged in big business honestly endeavors to do right he shall himself be given a square deal.“"We demand that big business give the people a square deal; in return we must insist that when anyone engaged in big business honestly endeavors to do right he shall himself be given a square deal.“ What does Roosevelt mean by a square deal?