Gilded Age levels?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span>: <span word="Gilded">Gilded</span> <span word="Age">Age</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="inequality">inequality</span>.</p><p><span word="Gilded">Gilded</span> <span word="Age">Age</span> <span word="levels">levels</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unfairness">unfairness</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="distribution">distribution</span> – <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span>, <span word="very">very</span> <span word="few">few</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="little">little</span>, <span word="very">very</span> <span word="little">little</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="inequality">inequality</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="great">great</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="rivals">rivals</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="inequality">inequality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gilded">Gilded</span> <span word="Age">Age</span> <span word="era">era</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="yesteryear">yesteryear</span> <span word="America">America</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gilded">Gilded</span> <span word="Age">Age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span>.</p><p><span word="Literally">Literally</span>, <span word="Gilded">Gilded</span> <span word="Age">Age</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sparkling">sparkling</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> – <span word="To">To</span> <span word="gild">gild</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="gilding">gilding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lily">lily</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thin">thin</span> <span word="layer">layer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>. <span word="Gilding">Gilding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lily">lily</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="unnecessary">unnecessary</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lily">lily</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p><p><span word="Gilded">Gilded</span> <span word="Age">Age</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="metaphor">metaphor</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="coined">coined</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Twain">Twain</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="popularized">popularized</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="Gilded">Gilded</span> <span word="Age">Age</span>: <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Tale">Tale</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tragedy">Tragedy</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="get">get</span>-<span word="rich">rich</span>-<span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>. <span word="Read">Read</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>’<span word="t">t</span> – <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Twain">Twain</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="descriptions">descriptions</span> <span word="resonate">resonate</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="capitalism">capitalism</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="rudimentary">rudimentary</span> <span word="crudeness">crudeness</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="days">days</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="late">late</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="America">America</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="leap">leap</span> <span word="forward">forward</span>. <span word="Amid">Amid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="march">march</span> <span word="west">west</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="discovery">discovery</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rail">rail</span> <span word="roads">roads</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="millionaires">millionaires</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="history">history</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="super">super</span> <span word="rich">rich</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span>, <span word="made">made</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>.</p>
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