The Robber Barons are Always There

From time immortal, or at least since there has been institutional societal governance, there have been those who combine immoral activity and their connection to power to rape the coffers of others for their own gain. In the US the term Robber Baron was used to describe the railroad and steel profiteers who made huge sums of money at the expense of the citizenry in the 1800's. Wall Street's upper echelon are worthy heirs to the title. Consider this essay.