Gilded Age 2.0?

To hear President Trump tell it, the late 1800s, i.e. the Gilded Age, were a period of unparalleled wealth and prosperity in the U.S. But this era was also marked by corruption and wealth inequality. Sound familiar? On today's show, is history repeating itself? <br /><br /><strong>Related episodes: <br /></strong>Trump's tariff role model (<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-indicator-from-planet-money/id1320118593?i=1000689064260" target="_blank">Apple</a> / <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/4vfCCrqI0gn6k6NY0WxDnM?si=fGKpgfaTQLG-fTOELmVn0w" target="_blank">Spotify</a>) <br />Worst. Tariffs. Ever. (<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/planet-money/id290783428?i=1000679949437" target="_blank">Apple</a> / <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/4t1IjtnrdOBAkifFEq0kbW?si=QRwbhU_aT0GjUpDqlUjhOg" target="_blank">Spotify</a>) <br /><br /><em>For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at </em><a href="http://plus.npr.org/" target="_blank"><em>plus.npr.org</em></a><em>. <br /><br />Fact-checking by </em><a href="https://www.npr.org/people/g-s1-26724/sierra-juarez" target="_blank"><em>Sierra Juarez</em></a><em>. Music by </em><a href="https://dropelectric.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank"><em>Drop Electric</em></a><em>. Find us: </em><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@planetmoney" target="_blank"><em>TikTok</em></a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/planetmoney/" target="_blank"><em>Instagram</em></a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/planetmoney" target="_blank"><em>Facebook</em></a>, <a href="https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money" target="_blank"><em>Newsletter</em></a><em>. </em><br /><br />See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>