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[โ€“] OneWomanCreamTeam@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I like "Robber Barrons". I just wish it didn't sound so cool.

[โ€“] rockerface@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Following the people from another comment thread - oligarchs. It might sound post-Soviet and old-fashioned to some, but it is a rather apt description - the power of few, if you translate literally