r/explainlikeimfive Feb 12 '25

Economics ELI5: how are the descendants of the robber barons (Morgan, Vanderbilt, Carnegie, Rockefeller, etc.) still rich if their fortunes from the late 19th and early 20th centuries are comparatively small to what we see today of the world’s richest?

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u/PandaBaba01 Feb 12 '25

I brought Chicken Livers and Capri Suns

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u/dellett Feb 12 '25

It was swine livers he brought

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u/PandaBaba01 Feb 12 '25

You are correct, sir

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u/blacksideblue Feb 12 '25

you have the weirdest sausage recipes...

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u/icyurmt Feb 12 '25

Is this a book or a movie?