The Gilded Age

In United States history, the Gilded Age is described as the period from about the late 1870s to the late 1890s, which occurred between the Reconstruction Era and the Progressive Era.

The federal government ran surpluses for 15 out of these 20 years without income or payroll… pic.twitter.com/1UevIPUFMx

— ErikDPrince (@realErikDPrince) October 27, 2024

… taxes. Revenue came from tariffs/taxes on imported goods.

This is what it means to “make America great again” again.

This is also over period called great deflation - consumer prices kept falling, with more innovation and competition. A Steeply progressive income tax is an idea right out of Karl Max’ communist manifesto - now even moronic Republicans embrace it.

Several significant inventions were displayed at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair (World's Columbian Exposition, yes that Christopher Columbus, Not indigenous peoples day insanity).

Here are the key ones:

1. Electrical Innovations:
- Large-scale electric lighting displays powered by Tesla's AC (alternating current) system
- Early electric appliances including electric incubators, irons, sewing machines, and laundry machines
- Edison's Kinetoscope (early motion picture device)
- Electric boats and launches

2. Food & Beverage Products:
- Cracker Jack popcorn (first combining popcorn with peanuts)
- Juicy Fruit gum by Wrigley
- Aunt Jemima pancake mix (first ready-mixed pancake flour)
- Pabst Blue Ribbon beer (gained its name from the blue ribbons tied around cans at the fair)

3. Major Mechanical Inventions:
- The first Ferris Wheel, designed by George W. Ferris Jr.
- The zipper (then called "clasp locker") by Whitcomb Judson
- The automatic dishwasher by Josephine Cochran
- An early fax machine that could send pictures over telegraph lines
- The "Great Wharf Moving Sidewalk" (an early moving walkway)

4. Transportation:
- Electric-powered elevated railway system
- Various boats and ships, including replicas of Columbus's vessels

5. Communication Devices:
- Early versions of picture transmission over telegraph lines
- Various electrical communication innovations

Many of these inventions went on to become everyday items that transformed American life in the 20th century.

⬆️ all this was showcased in one year of the Gilded Age.

We would’ve had moon and Mars colonies by now if we didn’t have tons of Bolshevik bureaucrats draining Americans’ blood and treasure for a hundred years we conservatively wasted at least an $150 trillion in various wars and boondoggles.

Shrink government, grow America!