In the late 1800s, many men made fortunes by taking unfair advantage of natural resources, cheap labor, or their influence over the government to build up their businesses. These men became known as robber barons.
What do you think would drive a person to become a so-called robber baron? Do you think the way such people run their businesses is wrong? Do you think there are robber barons today? Why? Why not?
People always run businesses that can benefit them.If their work goes wrong they would find ways to get the money.They would gamble or take loans from others.But if there is another chance they would take it and use whatever they can to keep the business the same.In my opinion there might still be robber barons today.Since money now is the most important thing in this world now.
ReplyDeleteI think greediness would drive a person to become a so-called robber baron. People who cares about their family and wants their family to have a better life would also become a so called robber baron. I do think that such people run their businesses like this is wrong. They are lying to the government and harming the people doing the cheap labor. I think that there are still robber barons today because people would do mostly anything for money and money is the most important thing to everyone greedy or not.
ReplyDeleteYes because economy was bad in the old days and so is now.
DeleteI agree with Xiao Ying Chen because people these day would do anything to have money for their family.They don't care about the negatives effect it will bring to our world.
DeleteI think these people are cheap and greedy. I do think there are robber Barron's today. A lot of people are working for less than minimum wage and that's not fair.
ReplyDeleteI think selfish would drive a person to become a so-called robber baron. All people care is have lots of money so they have money for their family. I do think that people run their business wrong because they don't about the consequences that will happen if they made a wrong decision. They build cheap labor which might harm the people. I think that there are still robber barons today because people today still think of money and wants their benefits but never think what will happen next..
ReplyDeleteWhat I think would drive a person robber barons is the way they are greedy for money. The way they run their business is wrong because people need more money and they work more than being cheap. I think there are still robber Baron today because people are acting that way
ReplyDeleteI think that people that only care about their own benefit/a person who only cares about themselves could drive that person into being a robber baron. The way a robber baron runs their business is not wrong because it's their business and they own it unless there is a law explaining the minimum pay then the owners can pay the workers as much as the want.I still think that there are still robber barons today because there is still many business owners that pays their workers very little.
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