Robber Barons
Unscrupulous titans of U.S. finance and industry, including Jay Gould, Jim Fisk, and Cornelius Vanderbilt. The term was derived from the title of a book by Matthew Josephson.
Conspicuous Consumption
The use of material goods to flaunt a person's belonging to a moneyed or privileged class.
Technocracy
Government run by technical experts, with money replaced by work units of currency.
