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Capitalism in America: The Cult of Wealth

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Making the Rich Pay (1921-1946)

Episode Synopsis

The millionaires' paradise was destroyed by the crash of 1929, which plunged the country into the Great Depression and mass unemployment. Enraged by greed and tax evasion, Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt, reelected in 1936, advocated controlled capitalism.

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A Paradise for Millionaires (1870-1920)

Episode 1

Making the Rich Pay (1921-1946)

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Who Wants to Be a Billionaire? (1981-Today)

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