Captains of Industry vs. Robber Barons Characteristics of Captains of Industry Characteristics of Robber Barons 1. Increases availability of goods by building factories, lowering prices, and providing useful services to the public 1. Drains the country of its natural resources and ruins its beauty with pollution and factories 2. Raises productivity of workers through efficiency and innovation (new ideas or inventions) 2. Openly corrupt, breaks the law and bribes officials to bend the law for them 3. Creates more jobs and treats workers fairly by providing a safe working environment and fair pay 3. Drives competitors to ruin, eliminates jobs, and keeps prices high for consumers 4. Donates wealth to America’s public institutions (libraries, schools, charities) 4. Forces workers to work in dangerous/ unhealthy conditions for low pay Tony Stark (Ironman) • Philanthropist (donates personal wealth to various charities) • Funds research and development for clean, renewable energies • Defends Americans from villains Mr. Burns (The Simpsons) • Pollutes the environment with his power plant • Tries to block out the sun to raise energy prices • Steals candy from babies
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CaptainsofIndustryvs.RobberBarons
CharacteristicsofCaptainsofIndustry CharacteristicsofRobberBarons1.Increasesavailabilityofgoodsbybuildingfactories,loweringprices,andprovidingusefulservicestothepublic
1.Drainsthecountryofitsnaturalresourcesandruinsitsbeautywithpollutionandfactories
2.Raisesproductivityofworkersthroughefficiencyandinnovation(newideasorinventions)
2.Openlycorrupt,breaksthelawandbribesofficialstobendthelawforthem
3.Createsmorejobsandtreatsworkersfairlybyprovidingasafeworkingenvironmentandfairpay
3.Drivescompetitorstoruin,eliminatesjobs,andkeepspriceshighforconsumers
4.DonateswealthtoAmerica’spublicinstitutions(libraries,schools,charities)
4.Forcesworkerstoworkindangerous/unhealthyconditionsforlowpay
TonyStark(Ironman)
• Philanthropist(donatespersonalwealthtovariouscharities)
• Fundsresearchanddevelopmentforclean,renewableenergies
• DefendsAmericansfromvillains
Mr.Burns(TheSimpsons)
• Pollutestheenvironmentwithhispowerplant
• Triestoblockoutthesuntoraiseenergyprices
• Stealscandyfrombabies
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