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One way to think of it is that Bezos' personal wealth is still short of what Carnegie or Rockefeller accumulated when adjusted for inflation or viewed as a perc

One way to think of it is that Bezos' personal wealth is still short of what Carnegie or Rockefeller accumulated when adjusted for inflation or viewed as a percentage of total personal wealth. The Gilded Age was still more excessive than what we see today -- but not by much.

mikorym 8y ago
By "or", do you mean that both options are true?
cryoshon 8y ago
from what i recall, rockefeller's inflation adjusted wealth would be roughly equivalent to a trillion dollars in today's money.