[TitaRusell]

It's remarkably ironic that we are slowly returning to aristocracy.

Only it's worse this time. Say what you want about those French poofs and British lords: they were expected to do their duty on the battlefield.

[WorldMaker]

To be fair, this is the second time the US has done a "trial run" on this sort of oligarchy. The Robber Barons of the First Gilded Age left their names on a lot of buildings in the country and left a lot of scars in several major industries.