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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I like "Robber Barrons". I just wish it didn't sound so cool.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Following the people from another comment thread - oligarchs. It might sound post-Soviet and old-fashioned to some, but it is a rather apt description - the power of few, if you translate literally