Jeff Bezos Becomes the Richest Man in Modern History, Topping $150B
I feel that America is in the midst of a new gilded age; instead of Standard Oil, we have Amazon.Like the late 1920s, we saw losses in purchasing power of the average American, the collection of wealth among the top 1%, and disruption of our civic spaces as a result. I think the thing that many Americans aren't aware of was just how violent that time in US history was[1].The US economy isn't just about how comfortable the average US citizen is, it is also a measure of how much cushion there is in our society between us being frustrated looking at a job board and being angry and armed in the streets. The teachers strikes in Oklahoma, Florida, and W. Virginia are showing the rise of Unions (much like in the gilded age as well). Protest and civic engagement must be our response, we should take signs like the wealth of Bezos as a cautionary tale, rather than something to simply marvel at.[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludlow_Massacre[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Matewan[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920_Alabama_coal_strike[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Blair_Mountain